A) leaching
B) fragmentation
C) lumification
D) mineralization
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Decomposition is most important process in an ecosystem, it is carried out by decomposer or saprotrophs or reducers. In a detritus food chain, detritus (dead organic matter) is broke down by bacteria fungi and Protozoa into simpler forms. These organisms are termed as detritivores (detritus eating). The process is known as fragmentation. These detrivores in turn are eaten by their predators insect larvae, nematodes. Fragmentation is followed teaching, than catabolism, which in turn is followed by humification and mineralisation.
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