Which statement best explains the role of decomposers in
a. they remove waste from the fungi and plants.
b. they remove waste from the ground and water.
c. they produce a useable form of nitrogen for producers and consumers.
d. they produce useable forms of proteins for producers and consumersan ecosystem?

a. to encourage apoptosis

those characteristics are cellular organization, reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis, heredity, response to stimuli, growth and development, and adaptation through evolution. some things, such as a virus, demonstrate only a few of these characteristics and are, therefore, not alive