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Plants make more of their own food but animals need more food. This is because the metabolic rate is higher in animals.

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The food plants make is what?

Photosynthesis


Why can plants survive without animals but animals not with plants?

Plants CAN survive without the help of animals. Animals play a part in a plant's life by either two ways: seed reproductive transport (1), or/and fertilizer(2). For transportation, animals, such as birds, can help by eating a berry off of a berry plant. When they travel away from the area and produce waste from the foods, the seed droppings are in the waste material, which lands onto soil and soon another berry plant will grow. The other ways is a little more complex; plants, for example, grass, can get their soil more nutrients by having other animals such as cows to produce more waste. This manure contains rich ingredients to help the grass grow better. Overall, plants CAN survive without the help of animals. But if they DO get help, such as transport or soil nutrients, they have more chance of living longer.


Why do we raise plants and animals?

First of all, trees are plants, they help us breathe, which helps us live. We are also animals, and all those meat eaters out there, need animals for their protein. This is where the food chain also comes in.


What is the difference between and plant and animals?

both have different types of cells, there are animal cells and there are plant cells, but both are living, breathing organisms


Do plants think like animals?

well the thing is plants know how to survive in some cases but they dont have a brain so maybe knowing how to suvive is in their DNA they maybe just know how to do it but like i said they dont have a brain hope i helped:)

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Why do we need more plants than animals in the food pyramid?

We need more plants than animals in the food pyramid so there is enough food and air to support them


What do you get from plants and animals?

you get many things from plants and animals. from plants you get oxygen,fibers,food,paper,etc. from animals you get meat,fibers,more plants (by their dispersion.)


Why are there more animals and plants in the summer?

there are more animals and plants in summer because the weather is better and food is more plentiful. in winter many animals hibernate or migrate because its too cold and there is not enough food to eat.


The food plants make is what?

Photosynthesis


Do plants require less energy than animals because they are much smaller than most animals?

Plants and animals have different metabolic processes, and plants use photosynthesis to convert sunlight into energy. While plants may be smaller than some animals, their energy needs depend more on factors like growth rate, environmental conditions, and reproductive strategies rather than just size.


Why do you need more plants than animals in the food pyramid?

Other than fungi, plants don't eat other plants so you need animals in the food chain. This includes herbivores to eat the plants. Carnivores to eat the herbivores. Omnivores eat both plants and animals.


Where does does food come from and what is farming?

food comes from plants and animals and farming is a way of taking care and making more food


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.


Are there more plants or animals in the coral reef?

there is more animals because the plants are animals.


What happens to energy as we move from step to step in a food chain?

I think what you are referring to is a food chain, It is a series of energy steps from plants to animals and more animals in the form of food.


Who showed that plants also have feelings like animals?

Cool story bro needs more dragons


Why can plants survive without animals but animals not with plants?

Plants CAN survive without the help of animals. Animals play a part in a plant's life by either two ways: seed reproductive transport (1), or/and fertilizer(2). For transportation, animals, such as birds, can help by eating a berry off of a berry plant. When they travel away from the area and produce waste from the foods, the seed droppings are in the waste material, which lands onto soil and soon another berry plant will grow. The other ways is a little more complex; plants, for example, grass, can get their soil more nutrients by having other animals such as cows to produce more waste. This manure contains rich ingredients to help the grass grow better. Overall, plants CAN survive without the help of animals. But if they DO get help, such as transport or soil nutrients, they have more chance of living longer.