What Would Be the Ultimate Effect on an Ecosystem If

question 28

Multiple Choice

What would be the ultimate effect on an ecosystem if decomposers were eliminated?

• A) The consumers would have to eat twice as much.
• B) The rate of photosynthesis would increase.
• C) All life would eventually cease as nutrients would no longer be available.
• D) Energy flow between producers and consumers would increase.
• E) Producers would outgrow consumers due to the excess of carbon dioxide.

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