Question
Why the decomposers have not been given any fixed trophic level in ecosystem?
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Answer
The decomposers are the micro-organisms that can feed or operate at any of the trophic level in ecosystem. They decompose the organic matter of both the autotrophs as well as the heterotrophs. Therefore they are not given any fixed trophic level in an ecosystem.
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