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How do single-celled decomposers get energy?

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They break down dead organisms

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For the answer to the question above, they get energy by breaking down dead organisms. A decomposer gets its energy from the dead animals they eat. Decomposers get energy in much the same way as Heterotrophs obtain energy. They take organic matter called detritus.
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