Decay And Decomposition

Decay and decomposition

Will know what conditions suit decayWill know what causes it

What happens when an animal dies and no one notices?

An organism is …..

• Any independent living thing

• Can be as small as a single celled bacteria

• Or as large as a whale!

And the small microbes are very important.

Decomposers

• Decomposers eat dead things and turn them back into dirt, or soil. YUK!

• Examples:–Mushrooms–Worms– Bugs

What would the world look like without decomposers (bacteria and

fungi?)

How they relate

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What conditions are needed for decay?

What conditions are needed for decay?

• Warmth

• Moisture

• Oxygen