Explain the role of decomposers in a food chain.

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A Decomposers are responsible for hunting and consuming other organisms.
B Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste materials, releasing nutrients back into the environment.
C Decomposers help in the process of photosynthesis.
D Decomposers create new organisms in the food chain.

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Answer: B. Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste materials, releasing nutrients back into the environment.

Decomposers break down dead organisms and waste materials, releasing nutrients back into the environment.

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