Sentences with phrase «decaying matter»

Sporting bright rainbow - colored scales, high - ranking males aggressively defend their foraging grounds and lure females into their territory to dine on decaying matter on the lakebed.

Mushrooms are a fungi (as opposed to a plant / vegetable) that grow in dark damp places, absorbing nutrients from decaying matter to support their growth.

And if at that point I could think or reason which, of course, atheists probably believe I would not be able to do because I would be nothing but decaying matter... I believe that I would be disappointed to not see God as I expected to.

Some plants rely on ammonia and other nitrogenous wastes incorporated into the soil by decaying matter.

They are one of the major recyclers of the plant world, turning old, decaying matter into a source of nutrients for other plants and animals.

Arte Povera artists filled galleries with animals and decaying matter decades before Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.

Hewitt draws on the tradition of 17th - century still life / Vanitas paintings, in which decaying matter symbolizes the inevitability of death.

The fungus prefers to live in soil and on trees, where it subsists quite happily on decaying matter.

Dogs become exposed to the bacteria from decayed matter or vegetation in soil.

But the muddy deposits present a conundrum for the seagrasses: the bacteria responsible for breaking down the decaying matter emit high levels of sulfide, which should be toxic to the plants.

Compost bins or piles Even though you are composting organic matter, decaying matter can produce bacteria, mold and toxins that can be dangerous to your pet and make them very ill.

«Decaying matter (dead wood and leaf litter) is processed so efficiently because of the abundance of decomposers including bacteria, fungi, and termites.»

Eventually the decaying matter provides nutrients to the plants and critters, and as the wood decays it helps to prevent the soil from becoming compacted.