SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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Produce their own food using sunlight from the sun
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Stop the flow of energy from one organism to another
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they are microscopic and other organisms cannot consume them
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They break down organisms & recycle nutrients into the soil
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Detailed explanation-1: -Decomposers play a critical role in the flow of energy through an ecosystem. They break apart dead organisms into simpler inorganic materials, making nutrients available to primary producers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decomposers are bacteria and fungi which break down dead plant and animal matter. They secrete enzymes on the surface of the dead organisms to break them down and then absorb the digested, smaller food molecules.
Detailed explanation-3: -Food starts breaking down into smaller pieces as decomposers secrete digestive enzymes into organic materials that are their food sources. Food is then absorbed into the decomposer’s body through the mycelium (the network of hyphae outside of the fungus).
Detailed explanation-4: -Decomposers are organisms that break down dead plants or animals into the substances that plants need for growth.
Detailed explanation-5: -Decomposers break down animal remains and wastes to get energy. Decomposers are essential for the stability and survival of an ecosystem.