Q. A detrivore is

A) Animal feeding on plant matter
B) Animal feeding on dead and decaying organic matter
C) A plant feeding on an animal
D) Animal feeding on another animal
Explanation

Detrivores feeds on and breakdown the dead plants and animal matter, returning essential nutrients to the ecosystem. Detritivores includes microorganisms such as bacteria and protists as well as larger organisms such as fungi, insects, worms and isopod crustaceans

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