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Thursday 16 June 2016

How do the nutrients in dead matter become available to leaves?



When something, whether its animals or plants dies, they are broken down by microorganisms (decomposers). These microorganisms are also called saprobionts. These secrete enzymes onto dead tissue, this is called extracellular digestion. They absorb products of digestion. Respiration by microorganisms produces carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is then taken into the leaves.

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