answersLogoWhite

0

When a plant/animal dies, the soft parts of the body swiftly become decayed, and decompose via organisms called decomposers. If they are near trees or other plants or fungi, they might become become absorbed for nutrients through the soil.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

When a plant or animal dies what do the soft parts do?

decomposers like worms and fungi eat it


What generally happens to the remains of a plant or animal when it dies How does this help explain which parts of plants or animals usually form fossils?

When a plant or animal dies, its remains decompose, but sometimes they can become preserved in sedimentary rock or hardened resin, forming fossils. Hard parts like bones, shells, and teeth have a better chance of becoming fossilized compared to soft tissues, which decay more quickly. This is why fossils of hard parts are more commonly found in the fossil record.


When a type of animal or plant dies out it is said to have become what?

The plant or animal is said to have become extinct.


When an animal or plant dies it leaves behind certain parts of itself What part does it leave behind?

They Leave Behind Bones or leaves from whatever they were.


What is a plant a called when it dies?

Umm, plant or animal death, it has no special name.


What happens to phosphates when a animal or plant dies?

As the body of the plant or animal decomposes or is is eaten the phosphates are used by the consuming organisms.


When a certain Plant or Animal dies out it is said to have become?

extinct


When all of plant or animal species dies?

That's called extinction.


Which is the correct order of the typical sequence of events for fossilization?

The typical sequence or order of fossilization is when a plant or animal dies parts are preserved by freezing, mummification, distillation, or permineralization.


What is a fosil?

A fossil is the prehistoric remains of a plant or animal. After an animal or plant dies, it may be buried under many layers of mud, sand, or rock, and under intense pressure a replica of that animal or plant is formed from minerals.


Why do only the hard parts of organisms generally leaved fossils?

When an organism dies, its soft parts often decay quickly or are eaten by animals


Where does an animal's or plant's nitrogen go when it dies?

The nitrogen goes into the soil and then into the atmosphere through denitrification ;)