Decomposer

A scavenger ingests dead organisms. A decomposer lives in or on food supplies and absorbs organic energy not harvested by consumers, leaving inorganic elements to the environment for recycling.

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the difference is that the scavengers eats those which was left by other animals or which may have died from illness or old age they use their canines to tear the flesh but the decomposers are mostly microorganism that doesnt have canines such as saprophites(produces enzymes to digest the food exter...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decomposer

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What’s the difference between decomposer and Scavenger? According to the definitions that i read, they both eat dead organisms? Hope you can tell me, thanks.

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i need help with a study guide for my biology class...i need definitions for the following terms... succession climax community decomposer community ecology niche mutualism commensalism parasitism symbiosis (i really dont understand this one) autotroph heterotroph if you can help with ...

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