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Veseljchak [2.6K]
4 years ago
5

Why are saprotrophs so important to a marine food web?

Biology
2 answers:
stiks02 [169]4 years ago
8 0

Answer:

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.  

Explanation:

Saprophytes are the living organisms that feed upon dead organisms such as plants, animals, and their decaying products. They contribute to the food web because they help in clearing up the biological waste from the environment and make the resources after degradation available to the plants as soil nutrients. Therefore, helps in nutrient recycling in an ecosystem.

Darina [25.2K]4 years ago
5 0

Answer:

They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients. They directly help to maintain the population sizes of different predators. They primarily eliminate toxins from the water that can harm phytoplankton.

Explanation:

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