Question

Answer the following:
A) tom buried his pet fish in the soil after a few months he dug up the soil but could not find his dead pet fish. what has happened to it?
B)How do plants benefit from the decay of dead and waste matter

Answer 1

Answer:

1) The process of decomposition has been taken place to the dead fish body. the micro organisms decomposed the body and it turns into fossil fuel..

2) The nutrients from decomposed body is beneficial to the plants. They use it as their energy source for their growth

Answer 2

Answer:

(A)

After burying the fish in the soil he could not find it after 3 to 4 months because it had decomposed and mixed with the soil till then.The various types of bacteria that are present in the soil would act on it and convert it into natural inorganic waste.

(B)

The dead and decaying matter in the soil helps the plants by providing them with enough inorganic substances to synthesize and fulfill their requirements.

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