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How does decomposition of plants and animals affect the environment?
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∙ 11y ago
When a material decomposes, the elements it contains are let out. Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen all get released by the microbes in the soil. Plants the use these materials for processes like photosynthesis. Hope that helped!
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∙ 11y agoDecomposers do not disrupt the ecosystem. They help maintain the balance in an ecosystem by breaking down dead organisms into their smaller macro-molecules so that these molecules can be recycled by living organisms.
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∙ 11y ago- They process dead matter down to the simpler substances that plants can use to synthesize fresh, new life.
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∙ 12y agoDecomposers affect the enviroment because they recycle waste and nutrients.
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∙ 13y agosame as it affects YOUR planet
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∙ 12y agoYes they do.
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∙ 12y agoIt breaks down nutrients.
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∙ 12y agothe break
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Which type of organism helps with decomposition?
Soil organisms aid in the decomposition process. Decomposition is a process in which animals and plants bodies rot and break down.
What does water do for the environment?
Water provides for people, animals and plants. Plants use it to grow and people and animals use it so they will not get dehydrated.
What does an ecosystem do?
A community of plants and other animals that interact with each other and their environment.
What is the collective term for animals in the environment?
acollective term for animals in the environment
Is a lion a detrivore?
No, the lion is a carnivore. Detrivores are animals, such as earth worms, millipedes, etc. that survive by eating detrius - organic matter produced by the decomposition of organisms including plants and animals.
How do plants and animals affect their environment?
Plants and animals affect their environment directly. This is what forms the biodiversity as plants will provide food for the animals and they both need each other for the gaseous exchange.
How did changes in the environment affect large animals?
the plants were dead
How do plants and animals affect the environment?
they release methane gas and co2
Is decomposition of plants animals or insects reversible?
no
How do emperor penguins affect plants and other animals in its environment?
By eating fish
Does algae break down dead plants and animals?
Fungi are responsible for the decomposition of plants and animals.
How does the sloth affect other plants and animals in its environment?
ask Einstein or go to a different
How are plants and animals interdepenent?
Animals cannot live without plants because animals cannot use energy from the sun. Some plants need animals to help them live or reproduce: squirrels planting acorns, and bees pollinating flowers are two examples.
How did the environment affect the development of societies in Africa?
it makes the plants and animals die because it is very hot
What is noise and its causes?
it can affect the environment by scare animals away which would mean a lot of plants will die
Could plants and animals survive if decomposition didn't occur?
Decomposition is the process of some fungi breaking down the dead organism into nutrients for the plants to use. Actually, plants and animals wil still survive, even if decomposition or fungi does not exist. The nutrients is optional, only helping the plant to grow better and produce for food for the animals.
Why is decomposition so important to the environment?
Because once decomposition of fruit, vegetables and plants have been completed, it can then be used to fertilize new fruit/veg and plants that are still seeds.
