Decomposer, definition of

Decomposer

A Decomposer is an an organism whose ecological function involves the recycling of nutrients by performing the natural process of decomposition as it feeds on decaying organisms.

Their role is ecologically essential as they recycle the nutrients through a natural biological process

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