Welcome to MooMooMath, and types of decomposers.
In this video I would like to look at several types of decomposers.
A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms.
Decomposers help recycycle matter in an ecosystem by breaking down dead or decaying organisms.
Take a look at this decaying banana.
Decomposers are heterotrophs which mean they use other organisms to get their energy,carbon,
and other nutrients for growth and development.
We will focus on four main types of decomposers.
Fungi Insects
Worms Bacteria
Fungi break down and recycle organic material by predigesting.
Fungi produce enzymes that break down and digest decaying and dead matter and then absorb
this material.
This process depends on water so most fungi are found in moist areas.
Check out these fungi.
Worms are also decomposers.
They play an important role in producing our soil.
Earthworms help decompose organic material, and help make nutrients like phospate more
readily available.
Bacteria are tiny organisms, and they are the king of decomposition.
Bacteria are found almost everywhere on earth.
They help release important nutrients that living organisms have absorbed.
They then release these important nutrients like nitrogen and carbon back into an ecosystem.
Several insects like flies and dung beatles, maggots, and ants, help break down once living
organisms.
Check out this dung beatle.
They are several major groups of decomposing insects.
Those that feed on dead animals.
Those animals like the dung beatle that feed on excretement of other animals.
Take a look at these decomposing insects.
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