Identify the correct statements: A. Detrivores perform fragmentation. B. The humus is further degraded by some microbes during mineralization. C. Water soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil and get precipitated by a process called leaching. D. The detritus food chain begins with living organisms. E. Earthworms break down detritus into smaller particles by a process called catabolism. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A, B, C only
B, C, D only
C, D, E only
D, E, A only
Detritivores (like earthworms) perform fragmentation. Humus is degraded by microbes during mineralization. Water-soluble inorganic nutrients leach into the soil. The detritus food chain begins with dead organic matter, not living organisms. Earthworms break down detritus into smaller particles by fragmentation, not catabolism. Thus, statements A, B, and C are correct.
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