Animals that eat the remains of other animals are called scavengers. They include creatures such as Tasmanian devils and vultures. Organisms (meaning both plants and anima â¦ ls) that eat the remains of other plants and animals are known as detritivores. These animals break down dead organic matter and feed on it, thereby returning nutrients to he ecosystem.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gneiss /ËnaÉªs/ is a common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from pre-existing formations that were originally either igneous or sedimentary rocks. It is often foliated (composed of layers of sheet-like planar structures).
Gneiss is typically associated with major mountain building episodes. During these episodes, sedimentary or felsic igneous rocks are subjected to great pressures and temperatures generated by great depth of burial, proximity to igneous intrusions and the tectonic forces generated during such episodes.