You generally use terms like herbivores, carnivores and detritivores when speaking of animals. Decomposer would be the better term. They have pretty much the same meaning though.
A detrivore is an organism that feeds on detritus, dead and decomposing organisms. What they leave behind is used by decomposers. Vultures and crabs are detrivores. A decomposer is an organism that breaks down organic matter. Some bacteria and fungi decomposers. What they leave behind is used by primary producers.
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You generally use terms like herbivores, carnivores and detritivores when speaking of animals. Decomposer would be the better term. They have pretty much the same meaning though.
A detrivore is an organism that feeds on detritus, dead and decomposing organisms. What they leave behind is used by decomposers. Vultures and crabs are detrivores. A decomposer is an organism that breaks down organic matter. Some bacteria and fungi decomposers. What they leave behind is used by primary producers.
Both. a detritivore and a decomposer are the same thing.
also a saprotroph
they are synonymous
decomposer
decomposer
A fungus is a decomposer. ( Fungus = singular, fungi =plural)