Look at old bread. Fuzzy mould can grow on it.
Mould is a fungus. Fungi are decomposers.
Some mushrooms grow on dead logs. They are decomposers too.
Decomposers break down dead leaves and wood.
With no decomposers, dead leaves would pile up.
Decomposers work best when it is warm and wet.
Dry leaves and scraps can go in a compost pile.
The pile gets warm in the middle. Decomposers are at work.
Decomposers turn dead things into food for new plants.
Words to know
- mould: a fuzzy fungus
- decomposers: break things down
- fungi: mould, mushrooms
- compost: crumbly dark stuff
