Plant litter

Plant litter is dead plant Plant

Plants are a major group of living things [i] including familiar organism [i]s such as tree [i]s, flower [i] ... 

 material, such as leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground. Litter provides habitat for small animal Animal

Animals are a major group of organism [i]s, classified as the kingdom [i] Animalia or ... 

s, fungi Fungus

A fungus is a eukaryotic [i] organism [i] that digests its food [i] externally and absorbs th ... 

, and plants, and the material may be used to construct nest Nest

A nest is place of refuge built to hold an animal's egg [i]s and/or provide a place to raise their o ... 

s. As litter decomposes, nutrients are released to the environment. The portion of the litter that is not readily decomposable is known as humus.

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Plant litter is dead plant Plant

Plants are a major group of living things [i] including familiar organism [i]s such as tree [i]s, flower [i] ... 

 material, such as leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground. Litter provides habitat for small animal Animal

Animals are a major group of organism [i]s, classified as the kingdom [i] Animalia or ... 

s, fungi Fungus

A fungus is a eukaryotic [i] organism [i] that digests its food [i] externally and absorbs th ... 

, and plants, and the material may be used to construct nest Nest

A nest is place of refuge built to hold an animal's egg [i]s and/or provide a place to raise their o ... 

s. As litter decomposes, nutrients are released to the environment. The portion of the litter that is not readily decomposable is known as humus.

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