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Where would fungi and insects fit into the nutrient cycle?
Fungi breaks down larger inorganic matter. As a result, the matter gets recycled back into the earth and can get absorbed by plants and animals.
Do birds poop?
Yes. Birds are a living creature and since all living creatures have to get rid of waste matter, then yes. Besides, if you go down to your local shopping centre (if it has pigeons) then there will be bird excrement everywhere.
Why is it important for micro-organisms to recycle organic matter such as plants and animals?
Micro-organisms are living , so they also needs nutrients for their survival . They decompose the complex organic matter into simple one by the enzymatic activity and fed on it. Because micro-organisms are decomposers they serve the planet Earth by recycling the organic matter. Otherwise there would have been heaps of dead organic matter on Earth.
What decomposer eats sharks?
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When an animal dies. what happens to the matter that makes up it's body list three places where the matter will go?
The matter making up an animal's body, after the animal dies, will be consumed by other living organisms, such as insects, bacteria, and other animals. This will depend on what species of animal has died, and in what environment. For example, a fish usually dies because it has been eaten by another larger fish. However, if it were to died and drift in the ocean, it might be eaten bit by bit by a number of other organisms. Thus, the matter that made up the body of the dead fish will be dispersed bit by bit throughout the ocean, as it becomes part of the bodies of the other animals who have consumed it as food. Also as they swim around, part of that matter will be deposited as waste, which will further be consumed by other fish and micro-organisms. Some of it will drift to the sea floor and be decomposed further there as well. In this way, the matter that makes up the fish who has died, will disperse throughout the local environment. Some of it might even be a part of your body. Even if you don't eat fish or anything from the sea, other land organisms do and some atoms from that dead fishes body could have been used to fertilize plants that you eat. Even some of the water that was a part of the body of the fish could have been drawn into the atmosphere and come down in the form of rain, which you might have had a drop or two in a glass of water, or it might have rained down on some plants which produced fruit that you ate. In this way, the matter that composes the body of any living organism will ultimately spread throughout the biosphere after it dies. Who knows, you probably have some dinosaur molecules inside you right now! Three places the matter will go: 1. into the bodies of other animals 2. into the Earth and consumed by micro-organisms 3. nowhere, as some of the matter will stay put for awhile as the body of the animal can potentially take a long time to be recycled into the biosphere. For example, an animal dying in the desert may simply dry up before it is eaten. Or the bones may be left behind after the flesh is eaten, and bones can last for several years years. However, ultimately, all the matter will be recycled into other things.
What breaks down once-living matter into simple energy-rich substances?
decomposers
What breaks down once living matter into simple energy rich substances?
decomposers
How does organic matter get into the soil?
Organic matter is matter that is from living sources, such as animal manure, leaves, grass clippings etc. As the organic matter breaks down, worms, grubs and microorganisms incorporate it into the soil.
Breaks down organic matter into simpler compounds?
Provides proteins for plants
What does bacteria do in decomposer?
breaks down organic matter
What breaks down a living thing that has died?
What competition is
What breaks down sugar in living things?
Cellular respiration breaks down sugar in living things (as well as returning carbon back to the atmosphere.) Hopefully this has helped! :)
What is a living thing that breaks down dead plants or animals for food called?
A living thing that breaks down dead animals and plants for food is called a decomposer.
What breaks down down dead matter to recycle nutrients into ecosystem?
decomposers
How does organic matter become humus?
Organic matter breaks down (decays) to form humus.
What are the Detritivore that breaks down organic matter?
fungi and bacteria
What is detritivore that breaks down organic matter into simpler compounds?
decomposer
