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  2. Decomposer - Wikipedia

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    Decomposer. Fungi acting as decomposers of a fallen tree branch. Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms; they carry out decomposition, a process possible by only certain kingdoms, such as fungi. [1] Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic, meaning that they use organic material to get their ...

  3. Detritivore - Wikipedia

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    The terms detritivore and decomposer are often used interchangeably, but they describe different organisms. Detritivores are usually arthropods and help in the process of remineralization. Detritivores perform the first stage of remineralization, by fragmenting the dead plant matter, allowing decomposers to perform the second stage of ...

  4. Decomposition - Wikipedia

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    Prime decomposers are bacteria or fungi, though larger scavengers also play an important role in decomposition if the body is accessible to insects, mites and other animals. Additionally, [ 3 ] soil animals are considered key regulators of decomposition at local scales but their role at larger scales is unresolved.

  5. Insect ecology - Wikipedia

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    A giant water bug attacking a fish. Insect ecology is the interaction of insects, individually or as a community, with the surrounding environment or ecosystem. [1]Insects play significant roles in the ecology of the world due to their vast diversity of form, function, and lifestyle; their considerable biomass; and their interaction with plants, other organisms, and the environment.

  6. Eating behavior in insects - Wikipedia

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    The development of insect mouthparts from the primitive chewing mouthparts of a grasshopper in the centre (A), to the lapping type (B) and the siphoning type (C). Legend: a - antennae c - compound eye lb -labium lr - labrum md - mandibles mx - maxillae. The insect mouthparts consist of the maxilla, labium, and in some species the mandibles.

  7. Soil food web - Wikipedia

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    Soil food web. The soil food web is the community of organisms living all or part of their lives in the soil. It describes a complex living system in the soil and how it interacts with the environment, plants, and animals. Food webs describe the transfer of energy between species in an ecosystem. While a food chain examines one, linear, energy ...

  8. Maggot - Wikipedia

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    Maggots feeding on an opossum carrion Maggots on a porcupine carcass Maggots from a rabbit. Common wild pig (boar) corpse decomposition timelapse. Maggots are visible. A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, and blowflies, [1] rather than larvae of the Nematocera, such as mosquitoes and ...

  9. Saprophagy - Wikipedia

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    Saprophagy. Fungi are the primary decomposers in most environments, illustrated here Mycena interrupta. Saprophages are organisms that obtain nutrients by consuming decomposing dead plant or animal biomass. [ 1 ] They are distinguished from detritivores in that saprophages are sessile consumers while detritivores are mobile. [citation needed]

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