Question

Decayed remains of animals and plants is called______.
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Answer 1

Answer:

organic matter

Explanation:

Dead remains of plants and animals are called organic matter. Organic matter is anything that contains carbon compounds that were formed by living organisms. The are many organisms on our planet earth that live in soil, these organisms include bacteria, earthworms, etc and these organisms are known as decomposers

Answer 2

Question

Decayed remains of animals and plants is called______.

Answer

Decayed remains of animals and plants is called fossils.

Some more information about fossils

Fossils are not the remains of the organism itself! They are rocks. A fossil can preserve an entire organism or just part of one.