ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Allow the sun’s energy to speed up the decomposition process
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Give nutrients back to the soil
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To produce new plants
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Consume other animals or plants
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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: -When plants and animals die, they become food for decomposers like bacteria, fungi and earthworms. 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-3: -The consumers of the organic materials are bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, arthrodpods, earthworms and more. Each group’s decomposers assist in consuming the organic matter and converting it to healthier soil and removing harmful elments from the above ground food web.
Detailed explanation-4: -Decomposers in ecosystems act as environmental cleaners by decaying dead plants and animals. They aid in the recycling of nutrients. They make room for a new life in the biosphere by decaying the dead.