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What is a detritus food chain made up of? How do they meet their energy and nutritional requirements?

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A detritus food chain is made of dead organic matter (detritus) and decomposers or heterotrophs such as bacteria and fungi. Decomposers secrete enzymes that break down dead and waste material into simple inorganic material which is later absorbed by them.
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