decomposer (Crossword)

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• An organism that eats dead plants and animals
• In biology, any organism that breaks down dead matter
• A heterotrophic organism that utilises dead organic matter as food
• A plant, animal or micro-organism that feeds on the bodies of dead
• An organism that breaks down the tissue and/or structures of dead organisms
• An organism that gains energy by breaking down the final remains of living things
• Decomposers or saprotrophs are organisms that stab dead or decaying organisms
• A life form that breaks down dead plant and animal tissues into simpler substances
• An organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances
• (Living things in their environment) an organism which eats dead organisms or animal droppings and breaks them down into simple materials