In an ecosystem, organisms play different roles in the flow of energy and nutrients. Decomposers are crucial for nutrient cycling by breaking down dead organic matter.
Heterotrophic organisms, chiefly bacteria and fungi that breakdown the complex compounds of dead protoplasm and release simple usable substances for other organisms are :
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Subdivisions of Biology (Ecology)
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