3. Bacteria and fungi are decomposers, and are responsible for making food rot. Our ancestors preserved food by heavily salting meat and fish, and making jelly "preserves&q…

Question

3. Bacteria and fungi are decomposers, and are responsible for

making food rot. Our ancestors preserved food by heavily salting
meat and fish, and making jelly "preserves" by adding lots of
sugar to fruit. Why does this work?

Answer 1

carry out the process of decomposition