Bioplastics: Plastics made from renewable plant material or plant products like cornstarch, potato starch, or tapioca. These can biodegrade. Bioremediation: Any process that uses micro-organisms, fungi, algae, green plants or their enzymes to improve the state of a natural environment altered by contaminants.
Compost: Verb: the controlled process of decomposing organic material. Noun: organic material that can be used as a medium to grow plants. Humus mature compost is a stable material that is dark brown or black and has a soil-like, earthy smell. Given enough time, all biodegradable material will oxidize to humus. Decomposer: An organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem.
Decomposition: The action or process of breaking down; the rotting or decaying of plant or animal matter. Or: food. Organic waste: Waste created by or from a once-living organism. It is capable of decay and is composed of carbon compounds. Decomposers and scavengers break down dead plants and animals. They also break down the waste poop of other organisms.
Decomposers are very important for any ecosystem. If they weren't in the ecosystem, the plants would not get essential nutrients, and dead matter and waste would pile up. Hi, biadubnin! Lots of different types of organisms can be decomposers.
Bacteria like take nutrients from whatever is around them, and sometimes that includes dead or dying animal and plant material. They are very good at breaking down material. They even break it down within your body when you eat food! Pretty cool, huh? Thank you for sharing what you found interesting about this Wonder, E. We think that's pretty neat too!
We bet it took millions of years for worms to evolve into so many different species! Thank you for sharing your comment and questions, AX! Plastics can be broken down by decomposers, but it is very hard and it takes a VERY long time -- like hundreds of years for a single plastic bag! For that reason, it's best to limit the amount of plastic products we purchase and to reuse and recycle them!
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What natural process do decomposers help carry out? Wonder What's Next? Ask a friend or family member to help you explore the following activities: Want to learn even more about the work of decomposers? Write down at least three facts you learn from the video. Share these facts with a friend or family member. Can you find any decomposers in your backyard?
We bet you can, if you look in the right places! You might not be able to spot microscopic bacteria, but a careful search of your backyard will probably turn up examples of fungi and earthworms. Ask a friend or family member to help you search for these important decomposers in your backyard.
Take pictures of what you find and share what you've learned! Want to experiment with decomposers in the comfort of your own home? Jump online to read through the Bread Mold Experiment. You'll need just a few simple supplies to get some mold growing on bread. Have fun watching as the decomposers go to work on the bread samples you use!
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