A plant is alive. It grows. So is a bug.
Plants die. Bugs die. All living things die.
A dead body stops working. It can not start. Dead is forever.
A dead plant is food. Tiny helpers eat it.
Worms eat it. Fungi eat it too. They are decomposers.
They break it down. It turns into food for the soil.
New plants use that food. They grow.
These helpers are recyclers. Waste would pile up without them.
Look at a dead leaf. See who is eating it.
Feel sad? Talk to a grown-up you trust.
Words to know
- decomposers: nature's tiny helpers
- soil: dirt
- fungi: mushroom family
- recyclers: use things again
