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What role do decomposers play in a food web?

They are the ultimate source of nutrition for all species in the web.

They specialize in hunting and eating live primary consumers.

They transform dead organisms into organic matter.

They produce organic compounds in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll.

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The answer is C

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Decomposers like mushrooms break down dead organisms like dead plants and animals in to organic matter so the nutrients can be restored back to the soil helping other plants to grow and florish so the animals can eat them

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Answer:

They transform dead organisms into organic matter.

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