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choose the example of a decomposer in the food chain.
a rabbit eats lettuce growing in a garden.
a head of lettuce grows in a garden.
an earthworm consumes a wilted lettuce leaf in a trash pile.
a wildcat consumes the rabbit.

Explanation:

Decomposers break down dead organic matter. An earthworm consuming a wilted lettuce leaf (dead plant material) is a decomposer. A rabbit is a consumer, lettuce is a producer, and a wild - cat is a predator/consumer.

Answer:

C. An earthworm consumes a wilted lettuce leaf in a trash pile.