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Plants and animals are LIVING THINGS so they have cells.And when you have cells you need minerals to rejuvenate them.That is why they need it.

To carryout different biochemical reactions for metabolic activities to sustain life.

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Were minerals once plants and animals?

Minerals were not once plants and animals. This is because life is composed of cells and minerals do not contain cells.


How is life affected by the presence or absence of plants animals minerals and other resources?

animals need oxygen and plants produce oxygen. if there is no light for photosynthesis, then plants can not produce oxygen and animals cannot survive


What is needed by plants and animals to live and grow?

Well, plants need carbon dioxide and animals need oxygen.


Do animals need minerals form the soil?

yes, animals need minerals from the soils.


What type of minerals is in your biome?

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Food for plants and animals minerals in the soil that provide food and norishement for the plants?

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Do minerals contain material from dead plants and animals?

yes


Why do animals need plants and why do plants need animals?

animals need plants because animals like deer depend on plants like grass(to eat). and plants need animals because if the animals did not eat the plants then the plants would become an invasive species. and then it would be hard to take back, or exterminate the plant.


Where do animals get their energy they need?

Their food, directly. As that food is either plants, or animals that eat plants, or animals that eat animals that eat plants, and so on, every animal indirectly gets its energy from the sun.Save for animals around thermal vents in the ocean depths, of course, those ultimately get it from warmth and minerals.


Why is it important that minerals are released back into soil?

because it need minerals 2 shake its booty and we need plants for oxygen and plants need minirals to grow


Plants obtain the mineral nutrients they need from?

Plants obtain the minerals they need from ,the soil.


How do plants help animals to respire?

Plants through photosynthesis a procedure which takes CO2,water and other minerals make energy (for the plant) and oxygen. Oxygen is the most important element animals and human need to live