Question

The major contribution of mushrooms, bacteria, fungi, and other decomposers to a

Virginia forest ecosystem is that they -

Answer 1

Recycle nutrients

Step-by-step explanation:

You may be thinking "provide energy for producers;" however, that is not correct. Producers are plants. 99.9% of plants do not eat living organisms to get their energy.

Decomposers eat decaying matter and "save" the nutrients left over from it. The decomposers then send these nutrients back into the ground. THEN producers will be able to consume it.