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Read the following statements and select the correct option:

Statement A: Humus is highly resistant to microbial action and undergoes decomposition at extremely fast rate.

Statement B: The humus is further degraded by some microbes and release of inorganic nutrients occurs by mineralisation. 

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Important Questions on Ecosystem

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Identify the correct statement:

A. Detrivores perform fragmentation.

B. The humus is further degraded by some microbes during mineralisation.

C. Water soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil and get precipitated by a process called leaching.

D. The detritus food chain begins with living organism.

E. Earthworms break down detritus into smaller particles by a process called catabolism.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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What is Decomposition? What are the climatic factors that regulate it?
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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Decomposition is a process in which the detritus is degraded into simpler substances by microbes.

Statement II: Decomposition is faster if the detritus is rich in lignin and chitin.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Detritivores breakdown detritus into smaller particles. This process is called:
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Which of the following is correct for decomposer?
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Which organisms constitute the last trophic level?
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Identify the correct statement from the following.
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Study the following graph of the metabolic rate of various terrestrial mammals as a function of their body mass and choose the correct option below.

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Select the correct option for the process of decomposition.

a = Fragmentation

b = Catabolism

c = Leaching

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Describe three factors which affect on decomposition.
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During ecological succession:
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Define decomposition. Explain the main steps involved in the process of decomposition.
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Vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a biotic community is known as:
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In which stage in the process of decomposition Bacteria and Fungi become active?
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The primary producers of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are
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In relation to Gross primary productivity and Net primary productivity of an ecosystem, which one of the following statements is correct?
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If 20J of energy is trapped at producer level, then how much energy will be available to peacock as food in the following chain?
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What is decomposition? Explain the process of decomposition.
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What is humification?
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The rate of decomposition is faster in the ecosystem due to following factors EXCEPT: