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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Ecosystem

Question:
Which of the following processes will be most adversely affected if micro-organisms are removed from a forest ecosystem?
Options:
Solar energy fixation and nutrient cycling.
Decomposition of organic matter and photosynthesis .
Nitrogen fixation and decomposition of organic matter.
Carbon assimilation and nitrogen fixation.
Correct Answer:
Nitrogen fixation and decomposition of organic matter.
Explanation:
If microbes are removed from a forest ecosystem, nitrogen-fixation and decomposition of organic matter will be high affected. There are many nitrogen-fixing microbes involved in biological nitrogen-fixation. Bacteria and fungi secrete enzymes to degrade organic matter into simpler inorganic substances.