FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The substance which can be easily decomposed by natural decomposers is called as biodegradable wastes such as humans and animal excreta, plant wastes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Substances that are broken down by biological processes are said to be biodegradable. Micro-organisms such as bacteria or fungi biologically disintegrate some substances while getting assimilated into the natural environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -The substances that are broken down by the biological process are called biodegradable substances. The substances such as plastics and metals which cannot be broken down by the biological process are called non-biodegradable substances.

Detailed explanation-4: -Decomposition is a biological process that includes the physical breakdown and biochemical transformation of complex organic molecules of dead material into simpler organic and inorganic molecules (Juma, 1998).

Detailed explanation-5: -Non-biodegradable substances cannot be degraded by microorganisms as they lack the enzymes necessary for their degradation.