fungi and animals
decompose
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.
In the SSW #20 the answer to #3 down is decompose
Detritivores feed on dead plant and animal remains.
for the animal or plant to decay
Oil is a concentrated by-product from the decay of ancient plant and animal remains on the ocean floor and is considered a natural resource but not a mineral. Coal deposits are composed of the remains of mostly plant life that has undergone sedimentation and lithification. It is not considered a mineral, but a sedimentary rock.
Oil is a concentrated by-product from the decay of ancient plant and animal remains on the ocean floor and is considered a natural resource but not a mineral. Coal deposits are composed of the remains of mostly plant life that has undergone sedimentation and lithification. It is not considered a mineral, but a sedimentary rock.
The remains of an animal. -------------------------- Fossils are the remains of a dead plant or animal that have been preserved for a long time.
fossil
Carbon
detritivores
it decreases due to decay of plant and animal material
A scavenger eats the remains of dead animals.