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Plants roots grow in cracks in rocks. This causes a rock to break apart.

Animals dig in the ground and while digging, it breaks down rock gradually.

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Is candle wax compostable?

Yes, candle wax is compostable as it is a natural material derived from plants or animals. It can break down in a composting environment over time.


Which gas do plants and animals need to break down their food?

Oxygen


What is the source of fungus?

Fungi obtain energy and nutrients by absorbing them from their surroundings. They can derive nutrients from living or dead organic matter, such as plants, animals, and decaying material in the environment. This ability to break down and decompose organic material is essential for nutrient cycling in ecosystems.


What bacteria used dead material as food and energy source?

Decomposer bacteria, such as certain species of fungi and bacteria like Bacillus and Pseudomonas, break down dead organic material into simpler compounds to obtain nutrients and energy. This process helps recycle nutrients back into the environment, playing a crucial role in ecosystem functioning.


How do the animals in the terrarium and aquarium get the matter (material or stuff) they need to grow?

Animals in a terrarium and aquarium obtain the matter they need to grow through a combination of their diet and the recycling of nutrients within their ecosystems. In a terrarium, terrestrial animals consume plants and organic matter, while plants use soil nutrients and water for growth. In an aquarium, aquatic animals eat fish food or algae, and plants absorb minerals and nutrients from the water. Decomposers in both environments break down waste and dead material, returning essential nutrients to the ecosystem and supporting the growth of living organisms.

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What breaks down dead?

Decomposers break down dead material. They break down dead plants and animals and absorb their nutrients back in to the soil.


What are animals that only eat plants?

Animals that only eat plants are known as herbivores. Some examples include cows, deer, rabbits, and elephants. These animals have digestive systems adapted to break down and extract nutrients from plant material.


Is candle wax compostable?

Yes, candle wax is compostable as it is a natural material derived from plants or animals. It can break down in a composting environment over time.


Which living thing in the pond system break down dead plants and animals?

The bacteria refers to the living things in the pond system that break down the dead plants and animals. The dead plants and animals are then deposited beneath the river bed.


Are the digestive system of animals that eat mostly plants longer smaller shorter or the same as animals that eat meat?

Plant material is harder to break down. So I would assume that it may be longer.


What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead animals and plants?

decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.


What group of organisms take material out of the soil?

Decomposers such as bacteria, fungi, and some invertebrates help break down organic material in the soil, releasing nutrients for plants to use. These organisms play a vital role in nutrient cycling by decomposing dead plants and animals.


How do other animal the nitrogen they need?

Plants and animals die and decomposers break down their nitrogen containing molecules to ammonia. All animals get the nitrogen they need by eating plants, by eating other animals that ate plants, or by eating animals that ate animals that ate plants.


Which gas do plants and animals need to break down their food?

Oxygen


Does green algae break down dead plants and animals?

yes


When they die plants and animals do this.it means to break down into bits what is it?

Decay


What types of organism break down the remains of dead plants and animals?

decomposers