OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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What are organisms that get their energy by breaking down dead organisms and are responsible for returning nutrients to the soil?
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Autotroph
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Decomposers
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Scavengers
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Carnivores
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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: -Decomposers or saprotrophs recycle dead plants and animals into chemical nutrients like carbon and nitrogen that are released back into the soil, air and water.
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