NEET 2001 · Class 12

Ecosystem

Plant decomposers are

  1. (A)monera and fungi
  2. (B)fungi and plants
  3. (C)protista and animalia
  4. (D)animalia and monera

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Bacterial and fungal enzymes degrade detritus into simpler inorganic substances.

Chapter
Ecosystem
Section
12.3 DECOMPOSITION
Page
2
Words matched
10 of 10

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that 'Bacterial and fungal enzymes degrade detritus into simpler inorganic substances,' which directly identifies bacteria (Monera) and fungi as decomposers, matching option A.

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