Decomposers break down dead plants and animals. They also break down the waste of other organisms. Decomposers are very important for any ecosystem. If they weren't in the ecosystem, the plants would not get essential nutrients, dead matter and waste would pile up. So the nutrients in them are recycled back into the ecosystem to be used again. Bacteria are also key organisms at the decomposer level. Hence the natural replenishment of soil does not takes place if decomposers are absent.

In which of the following ways do decomposers benefit the ecosystem?They prevent an invasive species from overpopulating.They use the energy from the sun to manufacture molecules of glucose.    They reduce competition between organisms.   They return (recycle) chemical elements to the ecosystem so they may be used again.

What is the role of decomposers in nutrient cycling within an ecosystem?

When animals and plants die and decompose, what is put back into the soil?

Describe briefly the role of decomposers in an ecosystem. State two examples of decomposers.

Organisms that eat dead and decaying plants and animals*1 pointare decomposershelp keep the Earth clean from waste piling upreturn nutrients from dead organic matter to the soilall of the above