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Which characteristics accurately describe the role of decomposers in nutrient cycling? (Select the three correct answers.) (1 point)
Produce their own food directly
Break down dead organic matter
Release nutrients back into the ecosystem
Consume living organisms exclusively
Help recycle carbon and nitrogen
Live only in water environments
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- Break down dead organic matter
- Release nutrients back into the ecosystem
- Help recycle carbon and nitrogen
(Decomposers are heterotrophs that decompose dead material and return nutrients to soils and ecosystems; they do not produce their own food and are not restricted to aquatic environments.)
- Release nutrients back into the ecosystem
- Help recycle carbon and nitrogen
(Decomposers are heterotrophs that decompose dead material and return nutrients to soils and ecosystems; they do not produce their own food and are not restricted to aquatic environments.)
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