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Not directly. Decomposition is important to animals because it helps remove potential bio-hazards from their environment. Plants can assist in the decomposition process but mainly it is bacteria and insects that remove and breakdown most of the matter. This provides energy to plants and small life forms which can be consumed by larger animals. It's the circle of life.
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How do plants and animals get along?
Plants feed animals, animals fertilize plants.
Plants and animals get there energy from what?
plants: sunlight for photosynthesis animals: plants, other animals
Are there plants and animals in Vietnam?
yes there are Animals and Plants
Do plants and animals have adaptations?
do plants and animals adapt
Are animals important to plants?
Animals get most of their energy and nutrition from plants. Animals either eat the plants, or eat animals that ate the plants. Also, it gives animals a place to live. Such as Spiders, ants, moles, and other animals. Plants also provide animals oxygen.
How do the animals affect the plants?
Animals' dung make fertilizer for the plants, enriching the soil. Animals eat plants. Animals trod on plants. Animals consume pesky insects that bother plants. Animals consume not-so pesky instects that help plants. Animals pluck plants and wave them around. Animals rub their rears in plants to mark their territory. Animals' dead bodies make fertilizer, which makes it a tad less disgusting than dung fertilizer. Animals affect the plants in many ways, fundamentally.
In what ways animals and plants are different?
animals move plants don't plants photosynthesize animals don't plants have leaves and flowers animals don't animals give off carbon dioxide plants give off oxygen animals have highly developed sensory and nervous systems plants don't
Animals and plants are both?
animals and plants are both species
What are two functions of plants and animals in the nitrogen?
plants and animals
Describe how animals and plants are codependent?
Animals and plants are codependent upon on another for several reasons. Namely, animals depend on plants for nourishment while plants depend on animals for fertilizer.
Are there more plants or animals in the coral reef?
there is more animals because the plants are animals.
Why do animals need plants and why do plants need animals?
Animals need plants for food and oxygen, while plants need animals for pollination, seed dispersal, and nutrient recycling through decomposition. This mutual relationship is essential for the ecosystem to function properly and for the survival of both animals and plants.
