SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Fewer carbon compounds are broken down; therefore, less CO2 is released into the atmosphere.
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Loss of decomposers causes an increase in CO2 levels in the atmosphere.
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Primary consumers are not able to consume as many producers.
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An increase in the burning of wood and fossil fuels will occur.
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Mineral cycle will be stopped’
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: If decomposers are removed from the carbon cycle the cycle would slow down and eventually stop because carbon could not be returned to the Earth. During the carbon cycle, plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fix it into organic molecules during photosynthesis.
Detailed explanation-3: -If the decomposers are not present in an ecosystem, the remains of the other organisms accumulate. This leads to imbalance in the ecosystem as the nutrients are not recycled to the source to be utilised by the producers.
Detailed explanation-4: -If there were no decomposers in the ecosystem, then dead plants and animals would remain as such, and their elements would never be returned to the soil, air and water. Q. What are decomposers?
Detailed explanation-5: -Since plants require carbon from the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide to create biomass, an end to the carbon cycle would likely mean an end to plants, and then to the animals that depend on them for food.