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The minimum number of components required for an ecosystem to survive:

Correct answer: B. Producer and decomposer

  • A. Producer and primary consumer
  • B. Producer and decomposer
  • C. Primary consumer and decomposer
  • D. Primary and secondary consumer
  • E. Producer and secondary consumer

Explanation

A producer captures energy and a decomposer returns nutrients by breaking down organic matter, allowing a basic ecosystem process to continue. Consumers are important in complex ecosystems but are not essential to this minimum producer-decomposer arrangement.

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