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decomposers are what breaks down dead plants and animals and cause them to decay quickly

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What is primarily releases in a radioactive decay?

plants and animals die and then decay to release carbon compound in then


What do dead leaves and plants on the ground form?

They turn into the soil they become part of the ground.


What happened to the plants and animals after they died?

They stay on the ground and eventually decay.


Does topsoil become richer as dead plants decay?

yes


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

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Microbe that causes decay or breakdown of dead plants and animals?

Fungi and bacteria.


What is least involved in the decomposition and decay of dead plants and animals?

plant roots


What element do animals and plants decay slowly and leave behind a thin film?

iron


How is decay helpful in an ecosytem?

Decay helps in the ecosystem by rotting in the gorund and turning into fertilize for the animals and it also tuns into plants trees and ext.


How do plants and animals causes biological weatering?

when plants and animals break/ decay there release chemicals from there bodies which breaks down rocks also the roots of plants sometime penetrate through the rock causing it to crack


What process occurs on the forest floor that breaks down dead plants and animals?

That is the process of decay.


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