Question

In any ecosystem, land-based and aquatic, matter, in the form of atoms and molecules, is cycled among all organisms. Organisms within every food web, have specific roles in continuing the cycle of nutrients.

In any food web, the organisms that are responsible for converting raw energy into usable chemical energy are collectively called ________ while organisms that recycle the nutrients trapped in dead organisms are collectively called
A) producers; consumers.
B) producers; decomposers.
C) heterotrophs; consumers.
D) heterotrophs; autotrophs.

Answer 1

The answer would be B) producers and decomposers

Answer 2

Answer: Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

Producers can be defined as the organisms which uses light energy to convert the raw materials into some useful chemical energy which is used by the plants and other organism.

The energy from the producers are transferred to animals which use this energy for the metabolic activities of the body.

The plants and animals die and is decomposed by the decomposer in the environment. Decomposer can be defined as the organism that recycle nutrients back into the soil.