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What is the role of decomposers in the ecosystem?

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Decomposers decompose dead plants and animals and hence act as cleansing agents of the environment.

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Chapter 5: Our Environment - Exercise 1 [Page 226]

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Lakhmir Singh Biology (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 5 Our Environment
Exercise 1 | Q 21.2 | Page 226

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