Question

What would happen if all the decomposers were eliminated from the earth? Explain.

Answer 1

Elimination of decomposers will cause (i) Piling up of excretions, litter and dead bodies of plants and animals. Soon there will be no free space for new generations of organisms. (ii) Non-cycling of biogenetic nutrients. As a result all the available biogenetic nutrients will be tied up in organic matter. Further synthesis of organic matter will stop resulting in destruction of all life.