NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Different decomposers Fungi release chemicals to break down dead plants or animals into simple substances. They absorb some of these substances for growth, but others enter the soil. Earthworms digest rotting plant and animal matter as they swallow soil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Decomposers and scavengers break down dead plants and animals. They also break down the waste (poop) of other organisms. Decomposers are very important for any ecosystem. If they weren’t in the ecosystem, the plants would not get essential nutrients, and dead matter and waste would pile up.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Decomposers are the microorganisms that use enzymes to breakdown complex organic matter into simple and soluble molecules. Detritivores are the organisms that feed on dead and decaying remains of plants and animals or on partially decomposed organic matter.