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Why do bacteria need water to grow?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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11y ago

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Most bacteria does not need water to survive.

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13y ago

Yes, bacteria needs water, it also needs food, air, waste disposal, warm and moist temperature, and reproduction.

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15y ago

Yes bacteria do need water to survive and growth

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12y ago

Its my common sense to say that bacteria does not need water to survive. Bacteria may need moisture of some sort, like when bacteria grows on toe nails.

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Yes bacteria grow in water

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coz they need lube for babys

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Bacteria need water to survive, I mean it just said it on Google XD

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