ECOLOGY
ENERGY FLOW AND THE FOOD CHAIN
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grass
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mouse
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caterpillar
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Detailed explanation-1: -They break down dead organisms to return nutrients to the soil. They produce their own food for survival. They play a role in preventing weathering and erosion. They provide most of the energy to consumers. 4.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decomposers, like fungi and bacteria, complete the food chain. Decomposers turn organic wastes, such as decaying plants, into inorganic materials, such as nutrient-rich soil. They complete the cycle of life, returning nutrients to the soil or oceans for use by autotrophs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Decomposers and scavengers break down dead plants and animals. They also break down the waste (poop) of other organisms. Decomposers are very important for any ecosystem. If they weren’t in the ecosystem, the plants would not get essential nutrients, and dead matter and waste would pile up.
Detailed explanation-4: -When observing a single food chain, you can see the path in which energy and nutrients get passed along through a specific community. Since a food chain is much more simplistic than a food web, it can be used to predict the response of an ecosystem due to changes in population of a single species.