What role do decomposers play in the carbon and nitrogen cycles?

• They recycle nutrients from dead organisms back into the environment
• They produce nutrients for the environment
• They gain energy from the sun
• They are predators that eat small prey to balance the food chain

Which statement about relative potential energy of electrons is correct? a. an electron in the 2 p orbital of the second electron shell has more potential energy than an electron in the 2 s orbital of the second electron shell. b. an electron in the 2 p orbital of the second electron shell has more potential energy than an electron in the 3 p orbital of the third electron shell. c. an electron in the 3 p orbital of the third electron shell has more potential energy than an electron in the 2 p orbital of the second electron shell.