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Question
The decomposers in an ecosystem ______.
Options
convert inorganic material, to simpler forms
convert organic material to inorganic forms
convert inorganic materials into organic compounds
do not breakdown organic compounds
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Solution
The decomposers in an ecosystem convert organic material to inorganic forms.
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