With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of an organism is/are known as decomposer organism/organisms?
- Virus
- Fungi
- Bacteria
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Detailed Explanation:
Fungi and Bacteria are the primary decomposers in ecosystems that break down dead organic matter into simpler inorganic substances, recycling nutrients back into the environment.
Viruses are not decomposers—they are metabolically inactive outside host cells and function as obligate intracellular parasites that require living cells to replicate, playing no role in decomposition.
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