Identify the correct set of statements with regard to properties of humus 

(a) Highly resistant to microbial action 
(b) Dark-colored amorphous substance 
(c) End product of detritus food chain
(d) Reservoir of nutrients 
(e) Undergoes decomposition very fast 


Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (a), (b) and (d) only  2. (a),(b) and (e) only 
3. (a) and (b) only  4. (b) , (c) and (a)
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Which of the following are not correct regarding decomposition  of wastes ? 

(a) Low temperature inhibits decomposition
(b) Warm and moist environment favours the process 
(c) The process is anaerobic 
(d) It is slower if detritus is rich in proteins and carbohydrates 
(e) Detritus is degraded into simpler inorganic substance by fungal and bacterial enzymes 


Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

1. (b) and (c) only  2. (c), (a) and (d) only 
3. (c) and (d) only 4. (c), (d) and (e) only
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The primary producers of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystem are
1. coral reefs
2. green algae
3. chemosynthetic bacteria
4.blue-green-algae

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The breakdown of detritus into smaller particles by earthworm is a process called:
1. Catabolism
2. Humification
3. Fragmentation
4. Mineralisation

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Decomposers are   
1. Animalia and Monera
2. Protista and Animalia
3. Fungi and Plantae
4. Bacteria and Fungi

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