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What type of organism breaks down the remains of dead plants and animal?
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What is the consumer that breaks down the remains of plants and animals?
The type of organism is called a detritivore,detritophage, detritus feeder, or saprophage and obtain their nutrients from dead plant, animal or excreted materials. Once they process the material, it is considered decomposed.
Study of plants and animal remains?
The study of plants and animal remains is known as paleobotany and paleozoology. These fields involve examining fossilized plant and animal remains to understand their anatomy, ecology, evolution, and their interactions with the environment. It provides insights into the history of life on Earth and helps reconstruct ancient ecosystems.
What organisms feed on plant and animal remains?
Omnivores feed on both animals and plants.
Is an animal an organism yes or no?
Yes, they are since they posses life and are capable of such things are growth, reproduction and other things that consider a thing an organism. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An animal is ONE TYPE of organism - plants are also organisms.
What does herbivore eats?
plants... anything that is not an animal. Herbivory (as in herbivore) is a form of predation in which an organism consumes principally autotrophs like plants and other such organisms.
What type of organism breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals?
decomposers
What is the consumer that breaks down the remains of plants and animals?
The type of organism is called a detritivore,detritophage, detritus feeder, or saprophage and obtain their nutrients from dead plant, animal or excreted materials. Once they process the material, it is considered decomposed.
What type of organism break down the remains of dead plants animal?
Chemoautotrophs are organisms that break down inorganic molecules to supply energy.
Unlike plants what breaks down organism?
funji
Is an organism an animal or not?
An animal is ONE TYPE of organism - plants are also organisms.
What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead animals and plants?
decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
What kind of organism breaks down dead plants and animals?
decomposers
What type of organism most likely to leave carbonized remains?
Plants
Preserved remains of plants or animals are called?
Sometimes they are referred to as bits of dead plants or animals. Others refer to them as fossils, or organic remains. If it is a decayed organism (either plant OR animal) it might be referred to as 'detritus'. If it's the final remains of a human being, it may be referred to as a corpse.
What types of organism break down the remains of dead plants and animals?
decomposers
What do you called a vegetable animal?
An animal that eats plants is an herbivore. An animal that is part plant is a chimeric organism.
What breaks down in plants or animal to form carbon dioxide?
muscle
