Which group in a food web is responsible for returning inorganic compounds back to the environment?
A)tertiary consumers
B)decomposers
C)primary producers
D)primary consumers
E)secondary consumers

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Decomposers are responsible for the breakdown of dead organic matter and returning inorganic compounds back to the environment, completing the biogeochemical cycle. The other groups in the food web (primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers) do not have this role.

Which Group in a Food Web Is Responsible for Returning