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What is detritus food chain made up of? How do they meet their energy and nutritional requirement?

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Detritus food chain begins with the dead organic matter. It is made up of decomposers (saprotrophs) which are heterotrophic organisms. For example, fungi and bacteria. They meet their energy and nutrient requirements by degrading dead organic matter or detritus.

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