Decomposers

What is decay?

• when something rots

• a kind of tree

• when something gets lost

• when something dies

If there was no decay, what would happen?

• dead stuff would pile up

• it would turn into gold

• it would blow up

• the dead stuff would magically vanish

What is a sacrophage?

• an organism that eats dead things

• when Mayans kill somebody

• an organism that eats poop

• an organism that eats fresh leaves

Which one of these animals is a scavenger?

• vulture

• human

• chicken

• kitten

Does heat make decay happen faster or slower?

• slower

• faster

Will an apple rot faster in the refrigerator or the hot sun?

• refrigerator

• hot sun

Why does the sun make things rot faster?

• it gives the rotting thing energy

• it gives the rotting thing light

• it makes the rotting thing warmer

The roots of what grow into rotting things and break them down into soil?

• mushrooms

• trees

• chicken plants

• Luis

What is the process by which dead things break down?

• decomposition

• defenestration

• decopotion

• decrompision

What does decomposed material turn into?

• soil

• slime

• poop

• rocks