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ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To recycle nutrients, an ecosystem must have, at a minimum, ____
A
producers, primary consumers, and decomposers
B
producers
C
producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers
D
producers and decomposers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To recycle nutrients, the minimum an ecosystem must have is producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the correct answer is ‘Producers and decomposers. ‘

Detailed explanation-3: -Nature has its own recycling system: a group of organisms called decomposers. Decomposers feed on dead things: dead plant materials such as leaf litter and wood, animal carcasses, and feces.

Detailed explanation-4: -Decomposers in ecosystems act as environmental cleaners by decaying dead plants and animals. They aid in the recycling of nutrients. They make room for a new life in the biosphere by decaying the dead.

Detailed explanation-5: -An ecosystem must contain producers, consumers, decomposers, and dead and inorganic matter. All ecosystems require energy from an external source – this is usually the sun. An ecosystem must contain producers, consumers, decomposers, and dead and inorganic matter.

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