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No. They could not under the current regime of life on Earth. Bacteria, in their symbiotic, detrivorous, and other roles are critical to the life functions of plants and animals.
If all bacteria were to die out, it is likely that everything living on the planet would die out. Oddly enough, the bacteria could survive without animals or plants.
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What kind of bacteria survive on leguminous plants?
Nitrogen fixing Rhizobium bacteria.
Can animals or plants survive in mercury?
no
How does sunlight affect the ability of plants to survive?
Without sunlight, plants can not survive.
Where on earth do bacteria lives?
Bacteria live in and on animals, humans and plants.
Do carnivores need plants to survive?
it depends, but i think that they would eat only plants.
What role does nitrogen play to ensure the continuity of life?
nitrogen is the main nutrient for plants without it plants cant survive without plants herbivorous animals cant survive without them carnivorous animals cant survive without either of them omnivorous animals cant survive
What do you think insects and small animals need to survive?
They need waste, bacteria, and plants.
Why lily plant cannot survive without water?
There are no plants nor animals that can survive without water.
Why cant animals survive in a closed container without plants?
plants produce oxygen which animals need.
How do animals help some kinds of plants survive?
Without animalscarnivorous plants wouldn't survive because that's their food
Do we need animals and plants?
Yes. Mankind could not survive without them.
What is better plants or animals?
no one in this world can answer this question . No animal can survive without plants and no plants can survive without animals because animals get their food to eat, air(oxygen) to breath from plants and many more, and plants also need air(Carbon Dioxide) to breath, nutrition from soil,etc.
Can animals survive without plants?
No, for different reasons. Plants create oxygen through a process called photosynthesis, which is crucial to survive. They also produce food for herbivores, which, in turn, is food for carnivores.
Could animals survive without plants?
No because animals eat plants so if animals didnt eat plants the plants would die unless watered.
Can marine animals live without plants?
Lost if not all marine animals are aerobic. This means that without oxygen they will die. As only plants and some species of fungi or bacteria produce oxygen, without plants (water dwelling plants) then aquatic animals would die.
Can organisms survive without energy from the sun?
not really cause plants grown from the sun and water but mostly the sun and the sun helps the plants grown so then the plants give energy to animals so the animals will live so no organisms can not survive without energy from the sun
How do plants survive without water?
Plants have the ability to retain water because of a special structure called a cuticle.
