Question

a food web shows who eats who in any given habitat. every living thing, from one - celled algae to giant blue whales, needs food to survive. each food web is a possible pathway that energy and matter can follow through the habitat. a food web begins with producers: organisms that convert sunlight into usable chemical energy. the food web is completed by the decomposers who turn organic wastes, such as decaying plants, into inorganic materials, such as nutrient - rich soil. decomposers complete the cycle of life, returning nutrients to the soil or oceans for use by producers.
in this food web, identify the decomposer.
a bacteria
b nematodes
c arthropods
d grass plants

Explanation:

The text defines decomposers as organisms that turn organic wastes into inorganic materials. Among the options, bacteria are decomposers (fungi and bacteria are common decomposers, and bacteria is listed here). Nematodes, arthropods are consumers; grass plants are producers.

Answer:

A. bacteria