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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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    A
    fungi
    B
    aquatic vertebrate
    C
    insects
    D
    land vertebrate

  • Which one is detritus food chain ?

    A
    Grass `to` Insects `to` Snake
    B
    Plankton `to` Small fish `to` Large fish
    C
    Organic matter `to` bacteria `to` Molluscs
    D
    All of the above

  • Detritus food chain begins from

    A
    detritus
    B
    plants
    C
    herbivore
    D
    top consumers

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