Identify the correct statements: A. Detritivores perform fragmentation. B. Humus is degraded during mineralization. C. Soluble nutrients precipitate by leaching. D. Detritus food chain begins with living organisms. E. Earthworms break detritus by catabolism.

Options

1. C,D,E only
2. D,E,A only
3. A,B,C only
4. B,C,D only

Correct Answer

A,B,C only

Explanation

Detritivores fragment detritus; humus is mineralized; leaching moves nutrients downward — hence A, B, and C are correct.

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