Decomposers consume nonliving organic matter. true or false.

The correct answer is true.

Explanation:

Decomposers are organisms that obtain their nutrient by feeding on dead and decaying organic matter. Decomposers are heterotrophic so they cannot make their own food and get energy and nutrients by decomposing dead organic matter.

Decomposers like bacteria, fungi, slugs are important recyclers because they clean the organic waste and provide the nutrients to the soil from where it can enter the food web again.  

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fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

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