The Dirt on Decomposers

For lots of different living things, waste is actually a good source of ___

Losing the decomposers in a food chain would completely mess up ___

Organisms, like bacteria, insects and worms, that break down waste are called ___

Energy flows through a system of living things in a "what eats what" model called ___

In an ecosystem, decomposers break down ___

Which organisms keep waste from piling up in an ecosystem?

Chemicals go into the ground and are taken up by ___

Decomposers break waste down into ___

The food chain example, from the video, had energy flowing from the mouse to the ___

Where do decomposers fit into the food chain?