https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv en-us 2019-05-13 12:24:57 UTC 2025-10-23 01:50:45 UTC hello@padlet.com 20roscia https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv/wish/359432503 A decomposer is a living thing that consumes waste and dead organisms to get energy. Some examples of decomposers include Beetles, Earthworms, and Millipedes. It is hard for many decomposers to stay alive because they like moist areas, not dry and hot areas.]]> 2019-05-13 12:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv/wish/359432503 20roscia https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv/wish/359432599 A consumer feed on primary producers to get food and energy. They get 90% or more less energy than producers. The types of Consumers include Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores.  Some examples of consumers include Camels, Scorpions, and Lizards.]]> 2019-05-13 12:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv/wish/359432599 20roscia https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv/wish/359432630 Because there is so little rainfall in the desert, animals sometimes have to get water from plants. The most common plant is cactus. Animals have to know the exact time or how to avoid getting pricked by the cactus. Some other examples of producers include the Date Palm Tree, the Eragrostis, and the African Welwitchsia. The producers get nutrients through photosynthesis, getting the most nutrients out of all the trophic levels. ]]> 2019-05-13 12:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv/wish/359432630 20roscia https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv/wish/359432694 The abiotic environment is the nonliving chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems. The temperature averages 70-90 degrees Fahrenheit. The precipitation averages up to 100 cm/year. ]]> 2019-05-13 12:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20roscia/9shf01abg9rv/wish/359432694