NEET BIOLOGY

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: -Bacteria break down (or decompose) dead organisms, animal waste, and plant litter to obtain nutrients. But microbes don’t just eat nature’s waste, they recycle it. The process of decomposition releases chemicals (such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) that can be used to build new plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Decomposers are oragnisms that help in breaking down dead and decaying organic matter including dead plants and animals. Major decomposers include saprotrophic bacteria and fungi. Bacteria belong to the kingdom Monera. So the correct answer will be monera and fungi.

Detailed explanation-4: -These nutrients enrich the soil that in turn helps new plants to grow, thus continuing the food chain. So what happens when the decomposers themselves die? You’ve probably guessed the answer by now. They become part of the detritus that other living decomposers will feast upon and recycle back into the food chain!