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Q. If decomposers on the earth totally extinct, the most secure effect would be that

Ecosystem

Solution:

Decomposers are saprotrophs which decompose the organic remains by secreting extracellular digestive enzymes. They are also known as mineralisers as they release minerals trapped in organic remains. So in the absence of microorganisms the flow of mineral will stop.