A Rotologist is what I call  someone who studies living things that help once living things decompose, or rot.  As a rotologist, your job i is to do some research to learn everything you can about decomposers.  Here are some questions to guide you in your search.  Feel free to add more questions or information to your journal as you study.  Use the Internet, encyclopedias, your Science textbook, and trade books.
 

Questions to guide your research:

1.  What living things are known as decomposers?

2.  Why are living things important to an ecosystem?

3. What happens to living things when they die?

4.  Explain the nitrogen cycle.

5.  What kinds of things decompose?

6.  What kinds of things do NOT decompose?

7.  What is compost?

8.  Explain the water cycle.

Research Links to find answers:

Planet Pals:  Food Chain

Food Chains

Food Chains2

Producers, Consumers

Food Pyramid

Food Web

Decomposition

The Basics Of Composting

Herman, the Earthworm

Yucky Worm World

Water Cycle

Drippy the Raindrop

Nitrogen Cycle

Natural Recycling