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Fossil fuels are the forms of energy made from the remains of dead plants and small creatures. Examples of fossil fuels are coal and natural gas.

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What is energy source that is made from the buried remains from plants and animals called?

fossil fuels


Who are the consumers of solar energy?

Plants are the primary consumers of the sun's energy. Plants convert the energy into food for themselves and other creatures. Animals eat the plants, thereby transferring their energy to the animal. A plant that produces its own food by using the sun's energy is called an autotroph.


Who are the primary consumers of solar energy?

Plants are the primary consumers of the sun's energy. Plants convert the energy into food for themselves and other creatures. Animals eat the plants, thereby transferring their energy to the animal. A plant that produces its own food by using the sun's energy is called an autotroph.


How are fungi dependent on plants and animals for their energy?

Animals and fungi that must depend on autotrophs for their food energy are called consumers. These consumers are also called heterotrophs.


What are small sea creatures and plants called?

Plankton.


Energy resources from remains of plants and animals?

fossil fuels


What type of fuel formed by the remains of sea creatures and plants millions of years ago?

Fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, are formed from the remains of sea creatures and plants that have been transformed over millions of years due to heat and pressure underground.


What is decaying plants and animal remains called?

When plants and animals (any living matter) decay, their remains are in the soil, in the material called humus.


What is an organism that break down decaying matter to get energy?

These organisms are called Decomposers. They include creatures like flies, some plants, and all fungi.


What is a sedimentary rock that is fossilized remains of plants called?

The rock is called coal.


What is the name of a person who studies fossil remains of plants and animals?

A paleontologist studies fossilized remains of plants and animals.


Why do plants make energy?

The plants produce energy with a function called photosynthesis