Most food chains start with a producer, go through consumers, and end with a decomposer. Why are decomposers so important in the
cycle of life? There are four organisms you'll research for this assignment. Answer the questions in the chart. Then create a food chain for each organism.
1. In which ecosystems would you find this organism (choose one if you find multiple ecosystems)?
2. What does this organism eat or how does it get its energy?
3. How does this organism return nutrients to the ecosystem?
4. Write an example of a food chain that includes this organism. (It does not have to be the end. Example: dead animal à flies and maggots à
frog)
5. Include a citation for each source used in the second table.
Answer:Explanation: Viruses are acellular organisms and although they do not have cells, they are extremely dependent on these structures, since they do not have their own metabolism and do not have any organelles. Viruses can only reproduce within a host cell other than fungi and bacteria
During his studies on inflammatory exudates, Rudolf Virchow observed that the increased number of cells in the exudates was due to the formation of new cells by pre-existing cells. He also studied that the formation of new cells from the preexisting cells is responsible for wound healing and for normal growth and development of living beings.