Which of the following statements regarding decomposition is false?
(I) Warm and moist favours decomposition.
(II) Decomposition rate is slower if detritus is rich in chitin and lignin.
(III) Earthworm is detritus.
(IV) Precipitation of soluble inorganic nutrients in the soil horizon as unavailable salt is called mineralization.
(V) Detritus is the raw material for decomposition.
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Statement IV is false because the process described is leaching, not mineralization. Mineralization is the conversion of organic matter into inorganic nutrients.’
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