( ( ( ( Detritivores , ) ( also ( known ( as ( ( ( detritophages or ) detritus ) ( ( ( feeders or ) detritus ) ( ( eaters or ) saprophages ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( are ( heterotrophs ( that ( ( obtain nutrients ) ( by ( ( consuming detritus ) ( -LRB- ( ( decomposing ( ( ( plant ( and ( animal parts ) ) ) ( as ( well as ) ) ) ( organic ( fecal matter ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Detritivores)) (, ,) (VP (ADVP (RB also)) (VBN known) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (NNS detritophages) (CC or) (NNS detritus)) (VP (VBZ feeders) (CC or) (VBZ detritus) (NP (NNS eaters) (CC or) (NNS saprophages)))))) (, ,)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NNS heterotrophs)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP obtain) (NP (NNS nutrients)) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (NN consuming) (NNS detritus)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (VP (VBG decomposing) (NP (NP (NN plant) (CC and) (NN animal) (NNS parts)) (CONJP (RB as) (RB well) (IN as)) (NP (JJ organic) (JJ fecal) (NN matter)))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))))) (. .)))
Detritivores, also known as detritophages or detritus feeders or detritus eaters or saprophages, are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as organic fecal matter).
(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)))))))))))))))) (. .)))