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Ecosystem

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The humus is degraded by some microbes and release of inorganic...

The humus is degraded by some microbes and release of inorganic nutrients occur by the process known as
The humus is degraded by some microbes and release of inorganic nutrients occur by the process known as

Options

  1. AHumification
  2. BMineralisation
  3. CCatabolism
  4. DLeaching

Correct answer

B. Mineralisation

Step-by-step solution

Being colloidal in nature it serves as a reservoir of nutrients. The humus is further degraded by some microbes and release of inorganic nutrients occur by the process known as mineralisation.
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