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Question #c162d

Answer 1

Much of the organic matter, recycled by decomposers, is turned into dust or soil. The decomposers bacteria, fungus, and scavengers recycle the material of dead organisms.

Explanation:

When a tree dies, falls, the decomposers, break down the organic materials back into dirt, humus, and other types of soil. Bacteria eat and decompose the organic material dying in turn themselves to enrich the soil.

One of the problems with logging in the rain forests, is that the organic material of the trees is hauled away, instead of being recycled. The rain washes away many of the nutrients in the soil. The rain forest soil is not rich and when the logging removes the massive trees, it leaves the soil depleted.

Other scavengers eat the dead organic material, then recycle the organic material in the form of dung, poop, and feces. The bacteria and other decomposer like dung beatles complete the process of returning the organic material to the soil.

Decomposers are responsible for recycling the organic materials of dead organisms back into the soil where they can be reused by plants.