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Tju [1.3M]
3 years ago
15

If an organism breaks down the remains of another organism to get the energy it nees to survive, it is a?

Biology
2 answers:
ololo11 [35]3 years ago
8 0
C.) <span>If an organism breaks down the remains of another organism to get the energy it needs to survive, it is a "Decomposer"

Hope this helps!</span>
seropon [69]3 years ago
7 0
C. it is a decomposer
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