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Question
Common detritivores in our ecosystem are ______.
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Solution
Common detritivores in our ecosystem are earthworms, bacteria and fungi of decay.
Explanation:
Detritivores, such as earthworms, play an important role in breaking down organic materials and recycling nutrients into the soil. This process is critical for maintaining healthy, fertile soil and sustaining plant growth and the ecosystem.
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The rate of decomposition of detritus is affected by the abiotic factors like availability of oxygen, pH of the soil substratum, temperature etc. Discuss.
Assertion (A): Decomposition process is slower if detritus is rich in lignin and cutin.
Reason (R): Decomposition is largely an oxygen requiring process.
Identify the correct statements:
- Detrivores perform fragmentation.
- The humus is further degraded by some microbes during mineralization.
- Water soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil and get precipitated by a process called leaching.
- The detritus food chain begins with living organisms.
- Earthworms break down detritus into smaller particles by a process called catabolism.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
What is catabolism in the context of decomposition?
What is the primary distinction between fragmentation and catabolism?
What is mineralisation?
Which of the following correctly lists the five steps of decomposition in order?
Which of the following conditions inhibits decomposition?
Which climatic condition most strongly favours decomposition?
What is the primary reason lignin and chitin slow down decomposition?
Which step of decomposition makes nutrients available again to producers?
What characteristic of humus allows it to act as a nutrient reservoir?
How does the presence of water-soluble substances like simple sugars and proteins affect decomposition?
