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Bookmark or Share- Decomposer - Definition, Function and Examples - Biology DictionaryDecomposer Definition. A decomposer is an organism that decomposes, or breaks down, organic material such as the remains of dead organisms. Decomposers include bacteria and fungi. These organisms carry out the process of decomposition, which all living organisms undergo after death.
- Decomposers - National Geographic SocietyDecomposers. ENCYCLOPEDIC ENTRY. Decomposers play a critical role in the flow of energy through an ecosystem. They break apart dead organisms into simpler inorganic materials, making nutrients available to primary producers. Grades. 5 - 8. Subjects. Biology, Ecology, Conservation. Image. Millipede Detritivore.
- Decomposition - WikipediaDecomposition or rot is the process by which dead organic substances are broken down into simpler organic or inorganic matter such as carbon dioxide, water, simple sugars and mineral salts. The process is a part of the nutrient cycle and is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biosphere.
- Deadly secrets—the science of decomposition - CuriousIn natural conditions, human decomposition generally follows set processes. Understanding how insects, the environment and other external factors can affect decomposition may help forensic scientists assist police investigators.
- Decomposer communities are universal in death - NatureDecomposer microbiomes are universal across cadavers regardless of environmental conditions, and they use complex cross-feeding and interkingdom interactions to break down organic matter. All...
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