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What is the word for dead things rot?
Decay is a word for dead things/rot.
Do all living things decay when dead?
Yes
Microbe that causes decay or breakdown of dead plants and animals?
Fungi and bacteria.
What is the organism that causes the decay of dead plant and animal matter?
The term for an organism that causes decay is decomposers, such as bacteria and fungi. they chemically break down organic matter for food. the decay caused by the decomposers is part of a process that produces detritus, small pieces of dead and decaying plant/animal remains.
Why do dead organisms decay quicker in the summer?
extra heat during the summer causes faster decaying
What causes that smell when things are rotting?
The gases generated and released during the process of decay do.
Where do dead birds go?
They are eaten by decomposers, most bacteria. This is what causes them to decay. The bones are weathered, broken down, and essential the dead bird has disappeared.
What will dead fish give out?
Like all other dead things, as things decay the process of putrefaction will give out gaseous odours and the whole process is completed when the dead has eventually been returned to its basic elements.
Is a bicycle tire biodegradable?
rubber doesn't decay only things like carcasses (dead bodies) vegetation and other things of that nature
What is important in decay?
microscopic organisms are the major causes of decay.
If one tooth decay then it causes to decay other?
No it does't!
Do things decay?
Yes, many things decay and decompose.
