Question

Food webs show Wedding relationships among the different types of organism those organisms each have a specific niche. which of the following best describes a function of decomposers in a food web?

A. to recycle nutrients into soil
B. do you convert solar energy into food
C. To provide food for secondary consumers
D. to compete with secondary consumers for oxygen​

Answer 1

The function of decomposers in a food web is to recycle nutrients into soil.

Step-by-step explanation:

A is correct because the decomposers are able to digest the dead biomass, release nutrients from them in the soil, thus recycle the nutrients, and enrich the soil.

B is not correct because this is a function performed by the producers.

C is not correct because this is also a function that is performed by the producers, or by the primary consumers.

D is not correct because the decomposers do not compete for oxygen with the secondary consumers.