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decays
Decaying Biomass becomes food for other organisms (bacteria, molds, yeasts, etc). These would typically release carbon dioxide and other volatile metabolites, and return nutrient enriched matter to the biologic cycle.
bismuth 210 decays by beta decay to polonium 210 that decays by alpha decay to lead 206
Beta
Explanation
other organisms eat it away
Decomposition - when the organism dies and decays
Carbon-14 decays by beta-, which emits a W- boson that immediately decays into an electron and an electron anti-neutrino.
When a mineral spontaneously decays into subatomic particles, it has this property
dead
Waste that decays is called biodegradable waste. Dead plant material that has decayed (as in compost) is called humus.
After the internal organs have been removed the body decays
Decaying Biomass becomes food for other organisms (bacteria, molds, yeasts, etc). These would typically release carbon dioxide and other volatile metabolites, and return nutrient enriched matter to the biologic cycle.
Agrobacterium
decays
unstable, radioactive