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Weathering is the breakdown of a rock into smaller particles. Acids from animal waste and even the movement of rocks from an animals locomotion can contribute to weathering. Some marine organisms can create chemicals which chemically attack rock causing dissolution.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAnimals burrow and these burrows then allow rain water and air to come in contact with rocks which can cause weathering.
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∙ 12y agoPlant and animals weather rocks by the animals rubbing against the rock and plants' roots growing in the cracks and making the cracks bigger
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∙ 9y agoPlants and animals have the ability to weather rocks. These plants and animals can rub against the rock or force water or dirt over the rock.
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∙ 11y agoWell animals can urinate on the rocks and the plants can where down rock by the soil and other types of things but rocks can get wore down by rain too.
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What types of speciments did Darwin collect on his voyage?
Plants,animals,and rocks
A is defined by types of weather whereas a is defined by the plants and animals that live there.?
climate zone; biome
What kind of research did Darwin do?
Darwin researched plants, animals and rocks. He is most famous for his natural selection theories he thought of while researching.
How could fossils help tell you weather from the past?
If you find fossil plants and animals that lived in hot, wet areas then you know the weather was hot and wet. This is how you tell what the weather was probably like in the past.
Why are plants important to animals?
Animals get most of their energy and nutrition from plants. Animals either eat the plants, or eat animals that ate the plants. Also, it gives animals a place to live. Such as spiders, ants, moles, and other animals. Plants also provide animals oxygen.
What sedimentary rocks are formed from the remains of plants and animals?
Organic Sedimentary Rocks are formed from remains of plants and animals.
How do plants contribute to mechanical weathering?
They produce acids that can weather rocks and minerals that dissolves the rocks
What are organic sedimentary rocks made from?
Plants and Animals
What type of rocks forms when materials from dead plants and animals is deposited and hardens into rocks?
Sedimentary rocks.
Sedimentary rocks that are formed partially by animals and plants are called what?
Biogenic Sedimentary Rocks
What is a abiotic and biotic factor.?
Biotic factors are living things, like plants and animals. Abiotic factors are non-living things, like rocks and weather.
How are the animals and plants affected by the weather changes?
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Fossil fuels came from what rocks heat and pressure plants and animals wood and clay?
plants
What type of rock forms when material from dead plants and animals is deposited and harden into rocks?
Sedimentary rocks.
How do plants and animals cope with seasonal stress?
animals love changes in weather they hibernate .
What is the preserved evidence in rocks of the existence of plants and animals is referred to as?
fossils
The remains of animals and plants which have been preserved in rocks are known as?
fossils
