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What is decaying vegetation?
vegetation that is decaying
What is decaying vegetation for snails?
A food source.
Where does mold grow naturally?
On decaying vegetation and cheese.
Is decaying vegetation a carbon sink?
Decaying vegetation is actually the opposite of a carbon sink. A carbon sink is something that takes carbon out its natural cycle and stores in for an extended period of time. Vegetation, particularly trees, absorb carbon, and thus they act as stores. However, decaying vegetation releases the carbon back into the air as it decays. Therefore, it is not a sink.
Why do alligators make their nests out of rotting vegetation?
Decaying vegetation puts out heat, and this heat incubates the eggs.
What is from decaying matter?
once-living material that has been broken down by decomposers(bacteria, mushrooms,worms...etc)
What is a saprophyte-?
A saprophyte is an organism that feeds on decaying matter by secreting enzymes onto the decaying matter and then absorbing what the enzymes have broken it down into. Most saprophytes are bacteria and fungi.
What do a nest look like for a crocodile?
Depending on species, a mound of decaying vegetation or sand.
What is an Amoebas environment like?
wet soil, and decaying vegetation
What decaying organic material in soil is called?
The decayed organic material in soil is called detrition. This is the broken down results of leaves and other organic substances.
What do Armadillidiidaes eat and where do they sleep?
They eat decaying vegetation sleep under dead leaves.See the Related Link.
What is compost and how is produced?
Compost is the final product of decaying material. It is produced when organic material is piled and turned and then after a period of time it is broken down by bacteria and is then called compost
