Identify an example of decomposers that are found in the bottom of a pond.

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  1. Zooplankton
  2. Jellyfishes
  3. Flagellates
  4. Phytoplankton

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Option 3 : Flagellates
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The correct answer is Flagellates.Key Points

  • Flagellates are found in the bottom of a pond.
    • They are an example of Protozoa.
    • Protozoa are found in soil, freshwater, and seawater.
    • Some are found in the body of other organisms and are pathogenic. These are unicellular organisms with eukaryotic cells.
    • There is great variation in cell structure, organs of locomotion and modes of nutrition among protozoa.
    • These organisms reproduce by simple cell division.

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  • Zooplankton is present on the second trophic level in a food chain in the aquatic ecosystem.
  • They are primary consumers as they eat phytoplankton (producers) and are themselves in turn eaten by small fishes (secondary consumers).
  • Jellyfish and sea jellies are the informal common names given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, a major part of the phylum Cnidaria. 
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