Q. Identify the correct statements: A. Detrivores perform fragmentation B. The humus is further degraded by some microbes during mineralization. C. Water soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil and get precipitated by a process called leaching. D. The detritus food chain begins with living organisms. E. Earthworms break down detritus into smaller particles by a process called catabolism. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A) D, E, A only
B) A, B, C only
C) B, C, D only
D) C, D, E only
Explanation
[Solution from source] Detritivores fragment detritus; humus is mineralised by microbes; leaching moves soluble nutrients down. D is wrong (the detritus food chain begins with dead organic matter) and E is wrong (the process is fragmentation). Answer (2).
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