Which statement describes a decomposer?

A. A giraffe eats the leaves off of trees, but does not kill the tree.

B. An aardvark kills and eats termites.

C. Fungus grows on a dead tree, slowly consuming the wood.

D. The roots of a maple tree grow under a sidewalk, slowly cracking and destroying the concrete.

Question

Jaylin Bowers

Biology

21 November, 15:54

Which statement describes a decomposer?

A. A giraffe eats the leaves off of trees, but does not kill the tree.

B. An aardvark kills and eats termites.

C. Fungus grows on a dead tree, slowly consuming the wood.

D. The roots of a maple tree grow under a sidewalk, slowly cracking and destroying the concrete.

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Answers (2)

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Barber · Answer 1

Which statement describes a decomposer?

Fungus grows on a dead tree, slowly consuming the wood.

Abby King · Answer 2

C

Fungi is one kind of organism that most likely known as decomposer

They usually live on another dead organism and decompose them to become eg. fertiliser in soil