Microbes munch on food scraps.

Meaning: These tiny creatures eat leftover bits of food.

Choice of Words: Microbes are tiny living things that can't be seen with the naked eye. Munch means to eat something noisily or eagerly. Food scraps are leftover bits of food.

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Little critters nibble on food leftovers.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: Little critters is another way of saying microbes. Nibble means to take small bites of something. Food leftovers are the same as food scraps.

Tiny bugs eat the bits of food we don't finish.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses even simpler words.

Choice of Words: Tiny bugs is another way of saying microbes. Eat means to put something in your mouth and swallow it. Bits are small pieces of something. Finish means to use up all of something.

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