Decomposers are very important to the subsistance of the planet. Turns out that we obtain food and oxygen thanks to plants and their process of photosyntesis. There are four essential things that plants need for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide, sun light, water and nutrients from the soil. We as living beings are full of nutrients. When we die the nutrients are trapped inside of us. Decomposers move in and start breaking us down (eating us) and their waste contains released nutrients and minerals. These nutrients fertilize the soil allowing the plants to absorb them and do photosynthesis.
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Decomposers are necessary for the cycle of life because they break down dead organic matter into nutrients that can be recycled back into the environment. This helps to enrich the soil, making nutrients available for plants to grow. Without decomposers, nutrients would be locked up in dead organic matter and not be available for other organisms.
Decomposers break down organics into nutrients, which can be used by living organisms to create new life.
return nutrients to the environment so matter and energy can begin another cycle.
No, snakes are not decomposers. They are important to the life cycle because they feed off rats and other small creatures.
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No, the nitrogen cycle requires decomposers to break down organic matter and release nitrogen back into the ecosystem. Decomposers play a crucial role in recycling nitrogen by breaking down dead organisms and organic material, returning essential nitrogen compounds to the soil for plants to use. Without decomposers, nitrogen would remain trapped in dead matter and not be available for plants to take up, disrupting the nitrogen cycle.