Why are reducers or decomposers considered crucial and essential components of an ecosystem ? Explain.

Explanation

Sun is the endless source of energy, but the chemical materials of the environment are exhaustible. The producers fix solar energy into the chemical energy of organic compounds by utilizing inorganic substances (i.e., `CO_(2)` and water). This stored energy is passed to consumers by repeated eating and being eaten. Decomposers act on dead decaying organic matter and return the locked inorganic substances back to the environment for their reuse by producers. Without this, all life will ultimately cease to exist and earth will be full of dead organisms and waste organic substances.