Question

organisms feeding on dead and decaying matter are called​

Answer 1

Saprophytes

- They are organisms which derive their food from dead and decayed oragans. They are also called decomposers. Example: Rhizopus (bread mould), Mucor (pin mould), Yeast, Agaricus (mushroom) etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

Decomposers

Explanation:

Nature has its own recycling system: a group of organisms called decomposers. Decomposers feed on dead things: dead plant materials such as leaf litter and wood, animal carcasses, and feces

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