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What is the scientific purpose for understanding how bodies decay?
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∙ 13y ago
My guess would be on how to preserve it... or know time of death by observing the certain conditions the body was under...ect.
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Why is decay bacteria vital to life on earth?
If nothing decayed, and their nutrients returned to the soil, the surface would be a thick layer of bodies, and a real source of disease.
Does a body in water decay?
Body DecompositionThe reason why bodies decay is simple. Since the animal is dead and so are its cells (including those that fight infection), organisms such as bacteria and fungi begin to absorb nutrients from the body. It's literally like they're eating the body, which is what we see as decomposition. The fungi and bacteria are breaking down complex molecules of the body and absorbing them as food.
What is rate of decay of body organs after death on medicolegal grounds?
in my openion intestine in the body is the first organ to decay after death and prostate and uterus are the last to decay.
Decay always happens at the same rate in ecosystems?
decay always happens in ecosystems
What happens to an organism after it dies?
In the wild it will decay and turn into plantlife When buried in a coffin it will decay, but at a slower rate When mummified, it will decay at an even slower rate When air-locked (stuck in tar, wrapped up, etc.) it won't decay at all
Why do the bodies of mammoths not decay?
cuz its gay
What happens when bodies do not decay?
they will stay preserved, like if they are frozen
What are 3 terms that mean radioactive decay?
Dental Caries is the scientific name for 'tooth decay.'
What is rare because the bodies of dead animals decay rapidly?
nothing
What can citric acid do to human bodies?
decay and burn them in a long time
How do human bodies decay?
Examples: by dehydration, bacterial attack, insect attack.
What is a sentence with morbid?
He developed a morbid fascination with the process of decay in dead human bodies.
How does the process of decay help us?
Not a whole bunch of dead bodies laying around...
What do you call saints that don't decay after death?
Incorrupt is the term used to describe saints whose bodies do not decay after death when there is no explanation (embalming, etc.) for the occurrence.
What is the scientific name for rot away?
Decompose decay putrefaction (the process of becoming rotten)
How is animals recycled?
Their bodies decay, and are also eaten by other animals, which in turn poop the nutrients into the soil.
Why do bodies decay when you die but not when you're alive?
because there flesh goes into the ground and into the soil. There bones are left.
