Give an example of a decomposer explain what would happen if decomposer were absent from a forest ecosystem
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Explanation: Decomposers are species that break down dead or rotting organisms; they perform decomposition, a mechanism that only a few kingdoms, such as fungi, are capable of. Decomposers, like herbivores and predators, are heterotrophic, meaning they get their energy, carbon, and nutrients from organic substrates for growth and development.
Some examples of decomposers include bacteria , fungi, and some insects. If decomposers disappeared from a forest ecosystem, wastes as well as the remains of the dead organisms would pile up, and producers (plants) would not have enough nutrients.