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'''Decomposers''' are organisms that break down the dead remains of other [[organisms]]<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With General Science''. Anderson: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc.

2000</ref> as part of the natural process of [[decomposition]].  They include such organisms as [[microbes]], [[fungi]], and animals that consume [[carrion]].  Their role in the decomposition process, accordingly, might be on the larger scale right down to the microscopic.

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