NEET 2011 · Class 12

Ecosystem

The breakdown of detritus into smaller particles by earthworm is a process called

  1. (A)humification
  2. (B)fragmentation
  3. (C)mineralisation
  4. (D)catabolism

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Decomposition involves three processes, namely fragmentation of detritus, leaching and catabolism.

Chapter
Ecosystem
Section
intro ECOSYSTEM
Page
9
Words matched
11 of 11

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How this line gives the answer

7143, emb=0.5668, combined=0.6258). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that fragmentation is a process involving detritus, which directly matches the question about earthworms breaking down detritus into smaller particles.

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