Question

Difference between scavenger and decomposers.

Answer 1

1. Scavengers are the animals that feed on the decaying biomass or rotting material. ​
2. Decomposers feed on the dead and decaying organism, to break down the complex components.
   

Scavengers	Decomposers
1. Scavengers directly draw their nutrients by feeding on dead material.	1. Decomposers feed on nutrients of dead organism, but they convert all nutrients to simple forms.
2. Scavengers digest the food internally, which means the digestion occurs inside the organism.	2. Decomposers digest the nutrients externally which means the process occurs outside the body of the organisms.
3. Scavengers are mainly higher organisms.	3. Decomposers are fungi and bacteria that can break dead organic matter.