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Animals eat plants. When animals die, they decompose, fertilizing the soil and providing the necessary nutrients for plant growth.

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Do animals only use plants for food why?

No, they don't! Some animals make home in plants and trees while others also use plants or leaves for insulation of underground homes. I have seen wildcats use plants to hide or disguise their kill so they can come back later and enjoy their meal.


Most plants and animals require food and oxygen to live. Plants and animals primarily use the oxygen to convert their food into?

energy


In a food chain why are plants called producers and animals called consumers?

Plants (or at least most plants; there are some exceptions) do not eat any other organism; they create their own food out of water, air, minerals and sunlight. Whereas, all animals have to eat some other organism to survive. Some eat plants and some eat other animals, but every animal eats some kind of organism. So plants produce the food upon which all animals ultimately depend (because even if an animal eats other animals, the animals that it eats depend upon plants).


How are the needs of plants and animals alike and different?

Plants and animals both require essential nutrients, water, and a suitable environment to survive. However, plants can produce their own food through photosynthesis, while animals must obtain nutrients through consuming other organisms. Additionally, animals have the ability to move in search of food, shelter, and mates, whereas plants are rooted in place.


What process that plants and animals use sunlight to make food?

Green plants use a process called photosynthesis to make food from sunlight. Only green plants can make their own food. Other plants (like mushrooms) and animals do not make their own food, but get nutrition from green plants (or dead green plants). Animals do not make food from sunlight. If they could, they would not need to eat.

Related Questions

Why a food chain needs a plant?

the food chain needs plant because the animals eat plants


How do plants and animals depend upon each other?

Lifecycle on the earth is interdependent. 1) plants get nutrient elements from the soil. 2) herbivores animals eat this plants. 3) carnivores animals depend on herbivores for food. 4) when the carnivores dies the body gets decomposed in soil IN this way they are interrelated


Who needs more food plants or animals?

Both plants and animals have varying nutritional needs. Plants require nutrients like water, sunlight, and soil minerals to grow, while animals need a balanced diet of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals to thrive. Each is essential in its own way within the food chain.


How are the animals dependent on plants for their energy needs?

Animals depend on plants for providing food and releasing oxygen into the air. Certain Plants also can change nitrogen into useful compounds and release that into the air. (plants such as clover, peanuts, beans.)


What are two sources of food?

There are many ways to obtain food. Two popular choices of getting food is using plants and animals. Plants can provide fruits and vegetables, and animals can provide the meat and protein that a body needs.


How animals get food from plants?

The animals prepare their food from the plants to eat them


Why do animals live in garden?

plants and animals interact with each other.Their interaction is based on their needs of food,protection.shelter,and reproduction. mga bogo!


How do plants and animals survive afterbotanist?

Plants survive by photosynthesis, using sunlight to produce energy. Animals survive by obtaining food, water, and shelter to meet their basic needs. Both plants and animals have evolved various adaptations to help them survive in their respective environments.


How do plants and animals obtain their food?

Plant obtain their food from the sun. The process is called photosynthesis. Animals obtain their food from animals or plants.


What do plants do for animals?

Plants supply food and oxygen for animals and humans.


Why do plants and animals need different things?

Plants and animals need different things because they have different needs. Plants need sunlight because they make their own food and animals need plants.


What animals depend on plants for food shelter and protections?

name two animals that depend on plants for food?