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Decomposers

Decomposers

Decomposers are the organisms that break down dying or decaying matter. They break down material through biological and chemical processes and never ingest it.

 

Photo Credit: Decomposers by Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, 2005. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EscherichiaColi_NIAID.jpg. Used under Public Domain.