NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Living organisms require these nutrients to create cells, tissues and to provide energy for life processes. When a plant or animal dies, nutrients would remain forever locked in the dead tissues if it weren’t for decomposers. The decomposers complete the cycle by returning essential molecules to the plant producers.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Decomposers can recycle dead plants and animals into chemical nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen that are released back into the soil, air and water as food for living plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -When an organism dies, the nutrients in its body are released back into the environment by decomposers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fungi is a decomposer. Decomposers play a vital role in keeping the food chain functioning properly. As decomposers break down the remains of dead organisms and produce waste, nutrients are recycled back into the soil for producers (plants) to absorb through their roots.