alleryStart learning →Breaking detritus into smaller pieces, exposing new surfaces to microbes, is called
ALeaching
BNitrification
CFragmentation
DMineralization
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Fragmentation
Fragmentation physically shreds dead material, for example during passage through animal guts, so microbes can colonize it faster.
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