Which best explains why fungi are often called natural recyclers? they provide a continuous food resource for many other organisms. they break down rotting materials and return nutrients to the soil. they take in large amounts of carbon dioxide, to clean the air. they are found in nature and have many different practical uses.

They break down rotting materials and return nutrients to the soil.

Explanation:

Fungi are the eukaryotic organisms which perform the function of decomposition. They digest the organic matter present in the decaying stuff into simple molecules which can be easily absorbed by the plants through soil. This way they perform the function of recycling of nutrients by degrading the rotting materials.

They break down rotting materials and return nutrients to the soil.  

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