FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Decomposers feed on dead things: dead plant materials such as leaf litter and wood, animal carcasses, and feces. They perform a valuable service as Earth’s cleanup crew. Without decomposers, dead leaves, dead insects, and dead animals would pile up everywhere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most fungi are decomposers called saprotrophs. They feed on decaying organic matter and return nutrients to the soil for plants to use. Fungi are the only decomposers that can break down wood and the cellulose in plant cell walls, so they are the primary decomposers in forests.

Detailed explanation-3: -A detritivore is a heterotrophic organism, which obtains its nutrition by feeding on detritus. Detritus is the organic matter made up of dead plant and animal material.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bacteria/fungi secreting enzymes out of their cells into the soil or dead organism. The enzymes digest the organic material. This is known as extracellular digestion as it happens outside the cells. The products of digestion are absorbed by the bacteria/fungi.