Question 6 — Why is it not - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 12 Class 8 - How Nature Works in Harmony (Curiosity)

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Q 6
Question

Why is it not possible to have an ecosystem with only producers and no consumers or decomposers?

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Without consumers and decomposers, nutrients would not be recycled.

Explanation

  • Producers make food but also die and become waste.
  • Decomposers are needed to break down this dead matter.
  • Without them, nutrients would not return to the soil.
  • So producers could not keep growing on their own.
Every ecosystem needs producers, consumers and decomposers.
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