The Role of Decomposers

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• How is decomposition similar to recycling?
• What is decomposition?
• What are some examples of common soil decomposers?
• Why are decomposers so important to an ecosystem?
• Are there decomposers in the desert?
• What is a producers role in a ecosystem?
• What is an example of a producer?
• Is a frog a producer or a consumer?
• Which is more important: producers or decomposers?
• What is an example of a decomposer? What would happen if decomposers were absent from a forest ecosystem?
• What does the term 'thermal decomposition' mean?
• What kinds of organisms obtain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals?
• What is decomposition?
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• What is the breakdown of dead organisms and wastes?