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At lower temperatures microscopic life forms such as bacteria rate of activity is slowed or even halted entirely. Without these lifeforms digesting the dead organisuim the decay rate is significantly reduced. Lack of moisture can also slow or halt decay.
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∙ 11y agoMicrobes are the reason dead plant and animal materials are broken down, releasing the elements back into the environment to be used again. Many bacteria only work well in moist and warm temperatures, so the freezing temperatures and dry, icy atmosphere of winter causes many bacteria to die. With only a small number of bacteria, who are resistant to the cold, the process of breaking down waste is slower.
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What is responsible the decay of dead organisms?
Bacteria and other small organisms, such as insects are responsible for the decay of dead organisms.
What is responsible for decay of dead organisms?
Bacteria and other small organisms, such as insects are responsible for the decay of dead organisms.
What is the name of the group of organisms that cause dead organic material to decay?
decomposition
What is the organism that causes the decay of dead plant and animal matter?
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.
What is most responsible for the decay of dead organisms?
Decomposers eat the dead organisms. For example, worms and weeds, and sometimes scavengers like crows, vultures and ravens, eat dead organisms. EDIT: Bacteria
How do nonphotosynthetic organisms obtain the carbon molecules necessary for life?
From dead and decay matter.
What is most responsible for the decay of organisms?
Decomposers eat the dead organisms. For example, worms and weeds, and sometimes scavengers like crows, vultures and ravens, eat dead organisms. EDIT: Bacteria
What measures rates of decay and estimates how long and organisms been dead?
Radio carbon dating
Organisms such as decay bacteria that help recycle dead organic matter are called?
I think its called a decomposer.
Why do dead organisms decay quicker in the summer?
extra heat during the summer causes faster decaying
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).
What are the organisms which can cause decay?
Most of the times, it is the organism itself that decay... But think of the issue over in the Rockies right now... The beetles are decaying the trees... I don't remember the name, but that is one of them.
