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(A) Decomposers like bacteria and fungi are saprotrophs. They secrete digestive enzymes into the environment (outside their body) to break down comple

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Extracellular digestion

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(A) Decomposers like bacteria and fungi are saprotrophs. They secrete digestive enzymes into the environment (outside their body) to break down complex organic matter into simpler inorganic substances. This process is known as extracellular digestion. Once the organic matter is broken down into simpler soluble forms,they absorb these nutrients through their cell walls or membranes. Therefore,the primary mechanism for decomposition is extracellular digestion.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$A$. Decomposition	$I$. Accumulation of dark coloured amorphous colloidal substance
$B$. Detritus	$II$. Release of inorganic nutrients by the activity of microbes in soil
$C$. Mineralisation	$III$. Breaking down of complex organic matter into inorganic substances
$D$. Humification	$IV$. Dead remains of plants and animals including fecal matter

Decomposers (bacteria,fungi) perform the process of decomposition through which of the following actions?

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