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Which of the following best describes the role that micro-organisms play in their natural habitats?
A
Keep the balance of producers and consumers
B
Cycling nutrients through an ecosystem
C
turn solar energy into sugars
D
function as autotrophs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following best describes the role that these microorganisms play in natural habitats? The microorganisms help balance the numbers of producers and consumers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which best explains how decomposers benefit an ecosystem? They break down dead organisms within the food chain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most significant effect of the microbes on earth is their ability to recycle the primary elements that make up all living systems, especially carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen (N). Primary production involves photosynthetic organisms which take up CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it to organic (cellular) material.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statements best describes the function of decomposers? Explanation: Decomposers are organisms that break down decaying organisms, thereby performing the process of decomposition.

Detailed explanation-5: -saprophyte–Organism which feeds on dead and decaying organisms, allowing the nutrients to be recycled into the ecosystem. Fungi and bacteria are two groups with many important saprophytes.

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