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below is a food web from joshua tree national park, a desert ecosystem in southern california. which organisms are decomposers in this food web? select all that apply. grasshopper mouse mushroom beavertail cactus microfungus grasshopper
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Decomposers break down dead organic matter. Mushrooms (fungi) and microfungi are decomposers. Grasshopper mouse is a consumer (eats other organisms), beavertail cactus is a producer (photosynthesis), grasshopper is a consumer (eats plants). So only mushroom and microfungi are decomposers.
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