The major contribution of mushrooms, bacteria, fungi, and other decomposers to a Virginia forest ecosystem is that they -

Recycle nutrients

Explanation:

You may be thinking "provide energy for producers;" however, that is not correct. Producers are plants. 99.9% of plants do not eat living organisms to get their energy.

Decomposers eat decaying matter and "save" the nutrients left over from it. The decomposers then send these nutrients back into the ground. THEN producers will be able to consume it.

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

o