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usually fungi and bacteria.. theyre classified as "decomposers"

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Which living thing in the pond system break down dead plants and animals?

The bacteria refers to the living things in the pond system that break down the dead plants and animals. The dead plants and animals are then deposited beneath the river bed.


What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead animals and plants?

decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.


Does green algae break down dead plants and animals?

yes


What is the role of-- decomposers in the environment?

They process dead matter down to the simpler substances that plants can use to synthesize fresh, new life. and if they were not living our earth would be filled with dead plants and animals and the jungles and every thing would stink


What types of organism break down the remains of dead plants and animals?

decomposers


What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals?

decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.


What is the name of the organisms that lives off of dead animals?

Scavengers eat dead animals. Decomposers break down tissues of dead animals and plants.


Is thesoil enriched bynutrients from dead organisms?

Yes, and also from the natural breakdown of plants and animals. Plants and animals break down into nutrients (chemicals) which plants can use to produce new growth.


What group of microbes break down dead plants and animals and animal waste?

Decomposers


What breaks down dead?

Decomposers break down dead material. They break down dead plants and animals and absorb their nutrients back in to the soil.


What animals eat dead plants?

Your face eats dead plants


What are dead plants and animals food for?

Most dead plants can be eaten. Otherwise it will break up, turn into dirt, and provide frest dirt for more plants to live on. Dead animals are food for scavengers, like vultures, hyenas, and more. SOmetimes lions eat food that is already dead. Uneaten dead animals can also turn to dirt.