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