Question

when living things die, what happens to the nutrients they consumed during their lifetime? they are stored in the atmosphere. decomposers convert them back into basic forms. they die with the living thing. they remain in the food that the living thing consumed.

Explanation:

Decomposers like bacteria and fungi break down dead organisms. They release nutrients back into the environment in basic forms, making them available for other living things. Nutrients are not stored in the atmosphere in this context, don't die with the organism, and aren't just in the un - consumed food.

Answer:

Decomposers convert them back into basic forms.