DECOMPOSERS

EXAMPLES

• Wasps
• Fungi
• Flies
• Cockroaches
• Worms

WHAT THEY DO

• Decomposers break down dead organisms because if they didn't, there would be an overload of dead waste

FUN FACTS

• Flies lay their eggs in carcasses so they have food when they hatch
• Mold is a decomposer
• Decomposers can be harmful to humans which is why we take antibiotics

SOURCES

• http://citadel.sjfc.edu/students/naa07113/e-port/decomposers.html
• http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/marssim/simhtml/info/whats-a-decom...
• http://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_54_4014.html