A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from ...

Secondary consumers, like hedgehogs, can be omnivores, who eat plants and animals,or carnivores, who only eat animals. Decomposers, like worms and beetles, feed on decaying plant and animal life.

It has a lot of dead and quickly decaying plant matter - such as leaves that rot away. The rapid decomposition releases nutrients that are quickly absorbed by the plants and trees, leaving the ...