FORESTRY
FOREST ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEMS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Producers
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Decomposers
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Consumers
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Decomposers feed on dead things: dead plant materials such as leaf litter and wood, animal carcasses, and feces. They perform a valuable service as Earth’s cleanup crew. Without decomposers, dead leaves, dead insects, and dead animals would pile up everywhere. Imagine what the world would look like!
Detailed explanation-2: -Bacteria and fungi, both are decomposers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic, meaning that they use organic substrates to get their energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Decomposers are micro-organisms that digest things that are dead or decaying and turn the dead plants and animals into humus.
Detailed explanation-5: -Fungi. Insects. Earthworms. Bacteria. 03-Nov-2022