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Decomposer — Definition & Role

By Gabi Slizewska
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This is a food chain. The grasshopper eats plants. The mice eat the grasshopper. The snakes eat the mice. The eagles eat the snakes. When the hawks die, the fungi break down the bodies and turn them into nutrients. The nutrients, sun, and water cause the plants to grow.

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Which of the following is the decomposer in the food chain shown above?

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Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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