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Describe how decomposers facilitate recycling of matter in order to maintain balance in the ecosystem.

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Decomposers are micro organisms that obtain energy from the chemical break down of dead organisms of animals or plants. These micro-organisṁs breakdown the complex organic substances of dead into simple organic substance that go into the soil and are used up once more by the plants. Decomposers thus, help in recycling of matter.
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