Question

What are the functions of detritivores in an ecosystem?

Answer 1

Hint: An ecosystem is described as "a collection of living and nonliving species that interact with one another".
Ecosystems are the structural and functional units of ecology in which living species interact with one another and with their surroundings. An ecosystem, in other terms, is a series of interactions between species and their surroundings. A.G. Tansley, an English botanist, created the term "ecosystem" in 1935.

Complete answer:
Detritivores are creatures that feed on the organic waste left behind by dead and decaying plants and animals. They are the food chain's top predators. Butterflies, beetles, snails, and slugs are examples of terrestrial detritivores. Lobsters, crabs, and sea stars are detritivores in aquatic ecology.
Detritivores serve a variety of purposes, including:
They aid in the recycling of nutrients by breaking down dead and rotting materials.
Detritivores, such as soil-dwelling earthworms, aerate the soil and aid plant growth.
They aid in the elimination of dead matter and the prevention of disease transmission.
Detritivores eat the waste of primary producers, herbivores, and carnivores, and as a result, they can be found in ecosystems at all trophic levels. Detritivores are an important part of the ecosystem energy cycle since they consume energy from other creatures as well as being eaten by secondary consumers.
Not only is the recycling process required for decomposition, but the removal of dead material is also required to avoid disease transmission.
Creatures that feed on the organic waste of dead plants and animals are called detritivores, whereas organisms that decompose dead plants and animals are called decomposers.

Note:

DETRITIVORES	DECOMPOSERS
These are a class of decomposers.	Decomposers are divided into three categories: detritivores, scavengers, and saprophytes.
They eat the organic excrement of dead plants and animals as a source of nutrition.	They eat dead plants and animals and degrade them.
Butterflies and beetles, for example.	Bacteria and fungus, for example.