( ( ( Consumer organisms ) ( that ( feed ( on ( ( ( ( ( this ( organic matter ) ) , ) or ) detritus ) , ) ) ) ) ) ( ( are ( known ( as ( ( detritivores or ) decomposers ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NN Consumer) (NNS organisms)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP feed) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT this) (JJ organic) (NN matter)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (NNS detritus)) (, ,))))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN known) (PP (IN as) (NP (NNS detritivores) (CC or) (NNS decomposers))))) (. .)))
Consumer organisms that feed on this organic matter, or detritus , are known as detritivores or decomposers .
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Detritivores)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS decomposers)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP consume) (NP (NP (JJ dead) (NNS leaves)) (, ,) (NP (NN animal) (NNS feces)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (JJ other) (JJ organic) (NN debris)) (VP (VBN collected) (PP (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN ground))) (CC or) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN bottom)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN water)))))))))))))))) (. .)))