Detritivores breakdown detritus into smaller particles. This process is called :

1. Decomposition

2. Catabolism

3. Fragmentation

4. Humification

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Answer: 3. Fragmentation

Key idea: Detritivores such as earthworms break detritus into smaller particles. This step is fragmentation.

It is followed by leaching, catabolism, humification and mineralisation. Decomposition is the whole overall process, not this one step.

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