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What structure allows some bacteria to survive harsh environment conditions?
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∙ 8y agoWhen food such as carbon or nitrogen become limited, highly resistant endospores form inside mother cell. These endospores usually occurs in Gram-positive bacteria and enable bacteria to lie dormant for extended periods, even centuries.
Endospores trapped in amber for 25 million years have germinated when placed in nutrient media.
Endospores of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis were used in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
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How can some strains of bacteria like anthrax survive in harsh unfavorable conditions?
they do survive when the environment is wet
How bacteria can survive harsh conditions?
With the help of endospores, or thick-walled structures that help the bacteria survive harsh conditions.
Which of the microorganisms can survive all conditions?
Bacteria
How does bacteria survive?
By only inhabiting areas where the conditions remain constant and their environment isn't subject to frequent change.
What is the term for the protective wall that helps bacteria survive unfavourable conditions?
endospores
How can some strains of bacteria like anthrax survive in harsh unfavorable conditions?
they do survive when the environment is wet
How do bacteria survive?
they survive in harsh conditions
How bacteria can survive harsh conditions?
With the help of endospores, or thick-walled structures that help the bacteria survive harsh conditions.
Which of the microorganisms can survive all conditions?
Bacteria
What bacteria can survive the acidic conditions of the stomach?
Helicobacter Pylori
How does bacteria survive?
By only inhabiting areas where the conditions remain constant and their environment isn't subject to frequent change.
Bacteria can survive extended periods of very harsh conditions by forming?
Endospores
What is the term for the protective wall that helps bacteria survive unfavourable conditions?
endospores
When cold temperature prohibits the growth and reproduction of bacteria?
There are a number of bacteria that DO survive in harsh environments be it pH or temperature extremes or an environment that is very salty. Bacteria that don't survive in harsh conditions usually lose cell wall integrity and break apart, or lose all their intercellular fluid and shrivel up.
A change in structure or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment?
An adaption.
What are the conditions required by bacteria to survive?
It needs a warm damp place to live and breed.
How do animals survive on the Galapagos islands?
Animals survive (and thrive) on the Galapagos islands because they have adapted to the conditions of their environment.
