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

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If decomposers on the earth totally extinct, the most secure effect would be that (A) carnivores will not get food (B) biomagnification (C) minerals will not get recycled (D) nitrogen fixation will suffer.

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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.

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

carnivores will not get food

biomagnification

minerals will not get recycled

nitrogen fixation will suffer.

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.