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Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

Answer 1

Answer:

bacteria and fungi........

Answer 2

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Which one of the following is a decomposer?

A.Fungi

B.Algae

C.Protozoa

D.Insect

Option-A.Fungi  is the correct answer.

Fungi feeds upon dead decaying matter hence are known as decomposer.

What is a decomposer?

• Decomposers are organisms that disintegrate decaying or dead organisms; they carry out decomposition, a process only some kingdoms, like fungi, are capable of.
• Decomposers, like herbivores and predators, are heterotrophic, which means that they obtain their energy, carbon, and growth-supporting nutrients from organic substrates.
• Detritivores consume and digest dead matter inside, whereas decomposers directly absorb nutrients by external chemical and biological processes, despite the fact that the terms decomposer and detritivore are sometimes used interchangeably.
• In many environments, fungus are the main decomposers of litter.
• Most saprotrophic fungus grow as a branching network of hyphae, in contrast to bacteria, which are unicellular organisms and decomposers as well.
• Fungi may use their hyphae to penetrate larger bits of organic matter below the surface, whereas bacteria are only able to grow and feed on the exposed surfaces of organic materials.
• Furthermore, only wood-decaying fungi have developed the enzymes required to break down the chemically complicated material known as lignin, which is contained in wood.
• Due to the high lignin content and frequent big fragments of litter in forests, fungi are the main decomposers of organic matter there.
• Hyphae are used to break down matter and absorb nutrients as well as being used in reproduction.
• Fungi decompose organic matter by releasing enzymes to break down the decaying material, and then they absorb the nutrients in the decaying material.
• In order to reproduce, two fungal hyphae that are compatible with one another will fuse together as they grow close to one another.

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