Question

Describe the role of decomposers in a food web. Based on your description, justify why a rotten fruit is not truly wasted.

Answer 1

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Decomposers break down dead matter into less complex molecules like water, CO2, and nitrogen, etc. other organisms can use for their own biological processes like photosynthesis, cell respiration, etc. So dead material like rotten fruit isn't realy "wasted" because the nutrients in it still get used eventually.