FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS IN FOOD
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Question
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Which best describes how decomposers help support life in an ecosystem?
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Decomposers add nutrients to the soil.
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Decomposers provide a habitat in the ecosystem.
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Decomposers add producers to the ecosystem.
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Decomposers provide energy for consumers.
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Explanation:
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: -Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic, meaning that they use organic substrates to get their energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scavengers and decomposers get their energy by eating dead plants or animals. Rotting food (or food that’s gone ‘bad’) doesn’t look or smell great but it contains a wealth of nutrients, including carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous.
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