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Published on: August 20, 2026
Decomposers like fungi and bacteria are
(I) autotrophs (II) heterotrophs
(III) saprotrophs (IV) chemo-autotrophs
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Decomposers (fungi and bacteria) are heterotrophs (II) because they cannot make their own food. They are also saprotrophs (III) since they feed on dead organic matter by secreting enzymes and absorbing nutrients. They are not autotrophs (I) because they don’t photosynthesize, and not chemo-autotrophs (IV) because they don’t derive energy from inorganic chemical reactions.
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