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They are recycled either back into more biological materials or back into their constituent elements (or compounds of these elements).
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∙ 11y agoThey turn into nutrients for other plants and animals.
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What do you call the organisms that act on dead plants and animals?
An organism that creates energy from the organic matter of dead plants or animals is called a decomposer. Most bacteria and fungi are decomposers.
Tiny plants and animals that break down dead materials into nutrients?
Tiny plants and animals that break down dead materials into nutrients are call DECOMPOSERS
What eats dead plants and animals?
i am italiana i do not know
When plants and animals die and decay do they become fertillizers?
decomposers are what breaks down dead plants and animals and cause them to decay quickly
What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals?
decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
What do dead plants and animals become when they die?
they decompose
How long does it take for dead plants and animals to become oil?
Millions of years
What composes soil?
Decayed plants and animals compose the soil. When plants and animals die they decay and become part of the soil. New plants grow causing herbivores to come and eat the plants. Well you know how the cycle goes and then the dead animals and plants become part of the soil once again
What composes the soil?
Decayed plants and animals compose the soil. When plants and animals die they decay and become part of the soil. New plants grow causing herbivores to come and eat the plants. Well you know how the cycle goes and then the dead animals and plants become part of the soil once again
What animals eat dead plants and animals?
vultures,halks but I'm not sure about dead plants lolz
What is an oragnism that eats dead plants and animals?
For fact, I know that worms eat dead plants and animals.
What animals eat dead plants?
Your face eats dead plants
How do plants depend on animals for survival?
Animals pollinate plants, ensuring reproduction and fertilization. Animals also produce carbon dioxide, a gas necessary to plants in order for photosynthesis to occur. Besides this, dead animals are eventually broken down to enrich the soil that plants grow in.
What kind of organism eats dead plants or animals?
Dead plants and animals are consumed by decomposers such as bacteria and fungi.
What waste produce made by plants is useful for animals?
Plants release oxygen as a by product of photosynthesis. This allows animals to breathe. Also, plants drop dead leaves on the soil, which become food for a multitude of invertebrate animals like insects and worms.
What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead animals and plants?
decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
Does the substance of dead plants and animals are returned to the soil by consumers?
Does the substance of dead plants and animals returned to the soil by consumers?
