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  1. detritus

    • rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
    • any disintegrated material; debris. any disintegrated material; debris.

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    de·tri·tus

    • 1. Loose fragments or grains that have been worn away from rock.
    • 2. Disintegrated or eroded matter; debris: the detritus of past civilizations.

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    detritus

    • the detritus of ancient civilizations
    • As he packed, he sifted through the detritus of a failed relationship. As he packed, he sifted through the detritus of a failed relationship.

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    What is detritus in biology?
    Detritus typically includes the bodies or fragments of bodies of dead organisms, and fecal material. Detritus typically hosts communities of microorganisms that colonize and decompose (i.e., remineralize) it.

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    Which organism eats detritus?
    Microorganisms (such as bacteria or fungi) break down detritus, and this microorganism-rich material is eaten by invertebrates, which are in turn eaten by vertebrates. Many freshwater streams have detritus rather than living plants as their energy base. This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.

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    What is the detritus of civilization?
    The detritus of civilization may include junkyards and abandoned buildings; mental detritus may include all kinds of useless trivia. Notice how this word is pronounced; for some reason, people often try to accent the first syllable rather than the second.

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    What is the detritus of aquatic ecosystems?
    The detritus of aquatic ecosystems is organic substances that is suspended in the water and accumulates in depositions on the floor of the body of water; when this floor is a seabed, such a deposition is denominated " marine snow ".

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    What is an example of detritus?
    This example of detritus commonly consists of organic materials such as dead phytoplankton and zooplankton, the outer walls of diatoms and coccolithophores, dead skin and scales of fish, and fecal pellets. This material will slowly sink to the seafloor, where it makes up the majority of sediment in some areas.

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    What does detritus mean on a beach?
    There aren't many things more depressing than walking on a beautiful beach and discovering a stretch of it that's covered in detritus. Detritus means trash or debris. Usually, detritus refers to waste or junk of some kind, but it can actually mean any accumulation of material, not only man-made stuff.

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