Dead Plants And Animals. Decomposers or saprotrophs recycle dead plants and animals into chemical nutrients like carbon and nitrogen that are released back into the soil air and water. Plants fed a high-nitrogen diet produce more chlorophyll and therefore have greener leaves.
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Insect that feeds off decaying materials.
Healthy soil stores nutrients that feed the soils microorganisms. The 3 main factors that affect the rate of decay are. Scavengers and decomposers get their energy by eating dead plants or animals. Living organisms require these nutrients to create cells tissues and to provide energy for life processes.
