Explain the role decomposes play in food webs/ food chains

Role of decomposer in fooe chain/food web
Decomposers are organisms which convert complex organic molecules into their simple forms.
Example
bacteria, fungi etc.
Explanation
food chain stary from autotrophs and end at decomposers. these organisms are present in soil, rely on dead bodies of plants and animals for their nutrient requirements. These organisms possess strong enzymatic system, which scavenge comples molecules from dead bodies during respiration and convert them into simple nutrients which return back to atmosphere.

C14 dating since carbon is present in both living and no living objects .