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sammy [17]
4 years ago
15

What is the name given to the process that bacteria living amongst dead leaves and food scraps use to make nutrients available t

o plants again?
a. digestion
b. symbiosis
c. autotrophy
d. decomposition
Biology
2 answers:
MrRa [10]4 years ago
6 0

Answer:

d. decomposition

Explanation:

If an organism is living and feeding on <u>dead and decaying </u>matter like dead leafs and food scraps then the process is known as decomposition and the organism is known as decomposer.

In decomposition, <u>complex bio-molecules like proteins</u> are <u>broken down</u> into <u>simpler ones</u> and then nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus etc are recycled back into the environment so that they could be<u> reused by plants to make complex bio-molecules once again. </u>Bacteria use their <u>digestive enzymes</u> to decompose such dead and decaying matter and as a result of decomposition they <u>obtain energy</u> for their day to day activities.

Apart from bacteria, fungi also perform decomposition.

Tresset [83]4 years ago
4 0
The answer is D. decomposition! :)
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