The Primary Contribution of Decomposers to an Ecosystem Occurs When

question 53

Multiple Choice

The primary contribution of decomposers to an ecosystem occurs when they

• A) capture solar energy.
• B) recycle nutrients sequestered in organisms back to the physical environment.
• C) regulate the number of producers.
• D) prevent consumer overpopulation.

---

Definitions:

Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union from 1865 to 1877.

1877

marks the year of the end of Reconstruction in the United States, characterized by the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, and the compromise that settled the disputed 1876 presidential election.

Oliver Otis Howard

was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, known for his efforts in the Freedmen's Bureau to help freed slaves, and as one of the founders of Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Carpetbaggers

A term used in the context of the Reconstruction era in the United States to describe Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War, often criticized for exploiting the region.