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klio [65]
4 years ago
11

What is unique about how decomposers fit into the food chain?

Biology
1 answer:
soldier1979 [14.2K]4 years ago
8 0
Decomposers are like the housekeepers of an ecosystem. Without them, dead plants and animals would keep piling up with the nutrients the soil needs trapped inside. Decomposers clean up the dead material by processing it and returning the nutrients to the soil for producers.
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