Why is it that withing a few days a deceased person's body begins to deteriorate? What is it that keeps a living thing from rotting?
2007-03-07 10:12:19 · 3 answers · asked by eldaonofrio 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The living body is constantly feeding its cells and rebuilding itself. When a body dies, the cells no longer get fed, and they break down and die (because they need things like fats and proteins to keep working). That means the body starts to degrade.
2007-03-07 10:16:18 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any living organisms deteriorate after it dies. The reason why is because of bacterica and other decomposers eat the dead organisms and recycles the nutrients back ion the the environment. If this does not happen, we would run out of resources vital to all living things needs to survive.
2007-03-07 10:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by namloc n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blood flowing through their veins, the fresh oxygen coming into their body.... when all of that stops, all the bad stuff doesn't get flushed out and it starts eating away at the body
2007-03-07 10:16:11 · answer #3 · answered by bodinibold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋