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What is the difference between a detritivore and a decomposer?(1 point)
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While detritivores consume animals, decomposers only consume plants.
While detritivores consume animals, decomposers only consume plants.

While detritivores consume both plants and animals, decomposers only consume dead animals.
While detritivores consume both plants and animals, decomposers only consume dead animals.

While detritivores feed on dead organic matter, decomposers actually break down dead or decaying organisms.
While detritivores feed on dead organic matter, decomposers actually break down dead or decaying organisms.

While detritivores are heterotrophic, decomposers are autotrophic.

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**While detritivores feed on dead organic matter, decomposers actually break down dead or decaying organisms.**

Detritivores, such as earthworms and certain insects, consume dead organic material (detritus), while decomposers, like fungi and bacteria, chemically break down organic material at a molecular level, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.
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