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Consumers that feed upon organism that other organism have killed?
Decomposers breakdown the dead things that no other animal wants and scavengers is organisms that eat dead animals or decaying plants. During transformation bacteria eats the dna and nutrients of other dead bacteria that is floating around.
Why dont some plants and animals rot away?
because they use plants and animals to make fossil fuels
Do most dead organsims become fossils?
No, only a small number of organisms became fossils. Most dead organisms simply rot away or are eaten.
Which type of organism helps with decomposition?
Soil organisms aid in the decomposition process. Decomposition is a process in which animals and plants bodies rot and break down.
Why don't all dead plants and animals become fossils?
They are under Uberpressure and heat cannot be decomposed before they are covered by rocks. Most of the time they do rot away though.
How do decomposers connect both ends of a food chain?
Decomposers (fungi and bacteria), help to break down dead plant and animal materials, in so doing they release the nutrients stored in chemical bonds back to the soil where they can be utilised by plants
What would happen if there were no scavengers?
If there were no scavengers then all the dead animals would rot .
What breaks down dead and decaying organisms called?
they are called decomposers/rot examples: mushrooms fungi
What causes rotting of dead animals and plants?
bacteria. they grow and thrive on meat when it is set out or when its warm since the light and wamrth gives them energy to have photosynhisis and reproduce and spread
Why don't animals and plants rot in the usual way?
dont know why u ask
In dead organisms what change would you expect over time?
Dead organisms (unless specially preserved) will decay, and the soft tissue will rot and eventually disappear, leaving behind only bones or shells (for those organisms that have bones or shells).
Why didn't these plants and animals rot away when they died?
Because they were getting decomposed by the microorganisms in the air.
