Do Decomposers Count as a Trophic Level?

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Decomposers Occupy the Last Trophic Level or the Top of the Ecological Pyramid. the Most Common Decomposers Are Fungi. They Are the First Instigators of...

Do Decomposers Count as a Trophic Level?

Decomposers occupy the last trophic level or the top of the ecological pyramid. The most common decomposers are fungi. They are the first instigators of decomposition. They have the enzymes and other compounds to break down biomolecules of deceased organism.

Are decomposers the highest trophic level?

They are the “last trophic level” in some hierarchies because they feed on everything (National Geographic). However, according to the strict trophic level definition they would be primary consumers because they consume a source “produced” by natural cycles like plants.

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