2. Important
words
Decomposers break down
material, getting the energy
they need to live and releasing
elements back into the
environment to be reused by
other organisms.
Decomposer are the janitors of
nature.
3. Decomposers
are….
Simple plants
such as bacteria
and fungi. Most
are microscopic
organisms.
4. Decomposers in the
Pond Ecosystem
Located
everywhere but
more abundant
at the bottom.
Dead plants and
animals settle.
That is why the
pond muck
smelled bad
5. Decomposers in the
Forest
In the forest
abundant in the
top layers of the
soil