Matter is passed from the living part of an ecosystem to the non-living part during which of the following processes?

Decomposition

Explanation:

Matter is passed from the living part of an ecosystem to the non-living part by the action of decomposers.

In this process, microbes takes organic matter and converts them back into inorganic ones.

An ecosystem is made up of living and non-living components interacting together. When living organisms die or leaves behind their waste, decomposers helps to recycle them. Organic matter is broken down by these natural recyclers into inorganic matter and forms non-living components.

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