answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Carbon.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What Component of all living matter and fossil fuels?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is a component of all living matter and fossil fuels the black material on a charred candlewick?

Carbon


How did fossil fuels get there?

Fossil fuels come from once living things.


Explain why some fuels are fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels are simply fuels that are made from fossilized animal or plant matter. These fuels are non- renewable and is a limited resource.


Why is dead organic matter important to the carbon- oxygen cycle?

Because fossil fuels are produced from dead organic matter. Then the fossil fuels are burnt, and they release carbon.


Were fossil fuels once living things?

Yes.


People return carbon stored in fossil fuels to the carbon-oxygen cycle by burning what?

By burning the fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are natural fuels such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.


How are fossil fuel and acid precipitation related?

Acid precipitation and fossil fuels are related because, acid rain can harm living organisms and fossil fuels are made from the remains form living organisms.


What are fossil fuels biotic or abiotic?

I believe they are biotic. Biotic means that it is living or once was living. Abiotic means never alive. Fossil fuels are compressed plants, and plants are living things.


Are fossil fuels biotic or abiotic?

I believe they are biotic. Biotic means that it is living or once was living. Abiotic means never alive. Fossil fuels are compressed plants, and plants are living things.


Why does it matter if you burn fossil fuels?

When we burn fossil fuels, that fossil fuel is gone. *POOF!* And it'll take millions of years for the nonrenewable resource to form again. Therefore we need to conserve fossil fuels as much as possible.


Were fossil fuels formed from minerals under the earth's crust?

Fossil fuels are produced by the decomposition of animal and vegetable matter over time


Why are fossil fuels not considered to be minerals?

Most likely because fossil fuels are not minerals. They are ultimately composed of organic matter which came from living things that died and became buried under sediment. Through a lot of time and a great amount of pressure the fossil fuels were developed. This is also why fossil fuels are considered non-renewable resources because it takes so long to make them. That's all :) JAE HERMOSA