State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 143

The process of breaking down organic matter by microorganisms is called:

  1. Respiration
  2. Photosynthesis
  3. Decomposition
  4. Fermentation
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (C) Decomposition

விளக்கம்

Bacteria and fungi decompose dead matter, recycling nutrients.

  • (A) தவறு

    Wrong: respiration releases energy from food in cells.

  • (B) தவறு

    Wrong: builds organic matter, not breaks it.

  • (C) சரி

    Correct: decomposers break dead organic matter into simpler substances.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: a specific anaerobic process, not general breakdown.