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Chiefly, it's being eaten by bacteria that break the tissue down into far simpler compounds including water, ammonia and carbon-dioxide, and the element carbon.
The process may be helped by larger decomposer organisms such as various invertebrate and vertebrate scavengers, or fungi, although rather indirectly.
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What is the first requirement for the remains of a living organism to transform into a fossil fuel?
That it is buried before it can decompose.
Why do only living things decompose?
Bacterias and some fungi do not decompose living organisms because the immune system of living organisms do not allow bacterias to decompose them. The immune system of living organisms fight against these bacterias. In the case the immune system of the living organism dying, the bacterias can easily harm them.
What is an organism living in or another organism?
An organism living in another organism is called parasite.
Can a single living cell not be a living organism?
All living things are organisms. There is no such thing as a living cell that is not an organism.
What is the scientific word living thing?
A very small living thing is called a micro organism or a microbe, micro organism can be spelt with a hyphen (-) or just as two words, a living thing is called an organisms
What animals decompose?
Animals aren't the only ones that decompose, all living organisms decompose as well. For example, trees aren't animals, but they do decompose because they are a living organism.
What is the first requirement for the remains of a living organism to transform into a fossil fuel?
That it is buried before it can decompose.
What decompose mean?
Decompose: When a living thing dies it gets broken down in to other substances is the Earth's way of recycling/How does that HappensA decomposer is an organism that eats, waste and dead organisms and helps to decompose it!For Example:Worms, Maggot's, Flies , Insects, Vulture
How does an organism decompose?
The amout of carbohydrates in our body get decompose which mean the carbon exists from the body so the body get decompose.
Why do things need to decompose?
al living things decompose.
What does decomposet mean?
Decompose: When a living thing dies it gets broken down in to other substances is the Earth's way of recycling/How does that HappensA decomposer is an organism that eats, waste and dead organisms and helps to decompose it!For Example:Worms, Maggot's, Flies , Insects, Vulture
Which type of organism is required to decompose organic matter?
fungi
What is the science definition of decomposer?
a decomper means a organism which can decompose.
What are dead organic materials?
A dead organism has a dead body that can be decomposed by bacteria and myces that enrich the soil and are part of the food chain.
What is another word for living thing?
A living organism
Is raccoon a living organism or non living feature?
an living organism
How are scavengers and decomposers the same?
Actually, decomposers and scavengers aren't the same. Decomposers are living things that decompose animals. Scavengers are living things that eat parts of dead organism.-Hope this helps!
