Question

State with reason any two possible consequences of elimination of decomposers from the Earth.(All India - 2014)

Answer 1

Volume of waste increases exponentially.

Foul odour.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Decomposers include bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes etc. If these are eliminated from the earth, there would be following two consequences: Dead remains and organic waste would continue to accumulate in the environment. This would be polluting the water bodies and soil ecosystem. As the organic compounds would not be degraded, the plants would not get the inorganic nutrients from the soil. The nutrient cycle would not complete and the deficiency of nutrients would hamper productivity of plants.

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