Question

Decomposers are organisms that

(a) Elaborate chemical substances, causing death of tissues 

(b) operate in a living body and simplifying organic substances of cells step by step 

(c) attack and kill plants as well as animals 

(d) operate in relay terms, simplifying step by step the organic constituents of dead body

Answer 1

Correct option  (d) operate in relay terms, simplifying step by step the organic constituents of dead body

Explanation:

Decomposers are tired organisms, normally a fungus or bacterium, that direst organic material by secreting digestive enzymes into the environment, in the process liberating nutrients the environment. These are also known as micro consumers, reducers or scavengers, as converting complex organic constituents of dead bodies of plants, animals, human wastes into simple soluble forms.