What happen to dead plants and animals after sometime?

In the carbon cycle, decomposers break down dead material from plants and other organisms and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, where it's available to plants for photosynthesis. ... After death, decomposition releases carbon into the air, soil and water.

1. What happens to dead plants and dead animals?
2. What happens to dead plants and animals after millions of years?
3. What will happen to the garbage and dead animals and plants?

What happens to dead plants and dead animals?

When plants and animals die, they become food for decomposers like bacteria, fungi and earthworms. Decomposers or saprotrophs recycle dead plants and animals into chemical nutrients like carbon and nitrogen that are released back into the soil, air and water.

What happens to dead plants and animals after millions of years?

When plants and animals die, their bodies, wood and leaves decays bringing the carbon into the ground. Some is buried and will become fossil fuels in millions and millions of years.

What will happen to the garbage and dead animals and plants?

All the biodegradable wastes (garbage, dead animals and plants) will accumulate and this will cause environmental pollution. ... All organisms including bacteria and fungi feed on dead plants and animals.