Biology
Grade-9
Easy
Question
Which of the following is a decomposer?
- Hawk
- Frog
- Fungi
- Grass
Hint:
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.
The correct answer is: Fungi
- Most decomposers are microscopic organisms, including protozoa and bacteria.
- Other decomposers are big enough to see without a microscope.
- They include fungi along with invertebrate organisms sometimes called detritivores, which include earthworms, termites, and millipedes.
- When plants and animals die, they become food for decomposers like bacteria, fungi, and earthworms.
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