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Study the illustration and answer the questions:

i) Which line (A or B) represents the flow of energy?


Why do you say so?


ii) Give an example of a decomposer.


(i) Line B represents the flow of energy.

Reason: The energy flow in a food chain is unidirectional and from producers to consumer. The reverse is not possible, but the line A represents a cyclic flow. So, line A cannot represent energy flow.


(ii) Fungi and bacteria are examples of decomposer.


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