Decay is carried out by ____ (bacteria and fungi). These feed by ____ enzymes onto the material they are feeding on. The enzymes digest this material and turn it into small, ____ molecules that the bacteria or fungi can easily ____ as their food. These enzymes can be ____ from decomposers, and their ____ can be measured in standard enzyme ____ investigations. This then allows a much more ____ estimate of the optimum temperature for decay to be obtained, much more ____. The faster the ____ are working, the faster ____ will take place. So the ____ temperature for the enzymes will also be the optimum temperature for decay.

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