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Is rotting wood a living thing?
No. Rotting wood is part of a ex-living thing. The bacteria and/or fungi in it, that are causing the deterioration, are living things though.
Is wood decomposing a physical or chemical change?
The rotting of wood is a chemical change because of many reasons. One of the reasons is because when wood rots, it produces mold, which is a new substance. The definition of chemical change is a change that produces one or more new substances. When the wood rots, you are unable to take the rotted wood and mold and make it back into wood that is yet to be rotted. So because the wood produces one (or more) new substances, the rotting of wood is a chemical change.
What ants live in rotting wood and build a complicated system of chambers and tunnels?
Termites
What break down rotting wood and other plant parts?
Decomposers such as, bacteria and fungi.
How long wood lice live?
In winter woodlice burrow down into rotting leaves or the earth, to protect themselves from the cold.
How do you protect a wood sculpture outside?
Protecting a wood sculpture when it is outside is pretty simple. The wood can be treated with a wood stain which helps protect the wood and prevent rotting.
What type of change is wood rotting?
The chemical change of wood rotting is called Decomposition
What kind of wood resists rotting?
Cedar
Is rotting wood a living thing?
No. Rotting wood is part of a ex-living thing. The bacteria and/or fungi in it, that are causing the deterioration, are living things though.
Do flies lay eggs in rotting wood?
Fruit flies will lay eggs in rotting wood. Fruit flies will generally lay their eggs nearly anywhere that they can.
Why rotting wood is a chemical change?
Rotting wood is a chemical change because the decomposed wood has different properties that cannot be reversed. Chemical changes alter the identity of a substance, whereas physical changes do not.
Do fungi only thrive on rotting wood?
No, there are many species of fungi all over the planet. They live in conditions that are very different. From rotting wood, to inside the human body!
What are woodlices habitats?
Commonly found under rotting wood.
Where can you find hu hu grub?
In dead rotting wood
Why is wood preservation needed?
For protection from sunshine, mildew and rotting.
Is wood rotting a chemical or physical property?
It is a chemical change.
Why wood treated?
Wood, which is subject to moisture in a garden, for instance, must be regularly treated with a preservative to prevent the wood rotting.
