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Forests: Our Lifeline — Science STD 7 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7ScienceForests: Our Lifeline1 Mark
MCQ
The decomposers in the forest perform:
  • A
    Production of the plants.
  • ✓
    Decomposition of the dead plants and animals.
  • C
    Breakdown of the forests.
  • D
    All of the above.
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Answer

Correct option: B.
Decomposition of the dead plants and animals.
Decomposers are saprotrophs, which decompose the organic remains of plants and animals by secreting extracellular digestive enzymes.
Due to the degradation of organic remains, decomposers are also called reducers.
Heterotrophic bacteria and saprophytic fungi are the important organisms that usually act as decomposers.

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