Question

What is the difference between scavengers and decomposers?

Answer 1

Following are the main differences between those two.

• Scavengers start the decomposing process, while decomposers finish it.

• The scavengers are large animals, but decomposers are more often microorganisms. However, fungi come in different sizes.

• Scavengers facilitate a good decomposition by exposing interior matter to the outside by removing the skin, keratin layers, and scales of animals and barks of plants.

• Scavengers break down the large dead materials into smaller particles but decomposers breakdown those particles into molecular level.

• Scavengers facilitate food for decomposers, while decomposers facilitate nutrients for plants and animals.