Question

Which of the following best defines the terms decomposer and detritivore?

A.) decomposer breaks down organic compounds in dead organic matter, and a detritivore eats dead and decaying matter. .
B.) decomposer eats dead and decaying matter, and a detritivore eats animal waste. .
C.) decomposer hunts for dead animal and plant bodies to consume, and a detritivore uses chemosynthesis to break down dead and decaying matter.
D.) decomposer uses chemosynthesis to break down dead and decaying matter, and a detritivore eats the dead bodies of the animals it kills.

Answer 1

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. A

Answer 2

Answer: A. decomposer breaks down organic compounds in dead organic matter, and a detritivore eats dead and decaying matter.

Decomposers break down deceased organism while detritivores are type of decomposers. Detritivores are those that eat the remains coming from dead deceased after the decomposers break down dead organisms.