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Like all organisms, bacteria need a constant supply of energy to carry out their functions. This energy comes from food The process of breaking down food to release its energy is called respiration.

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They eat anything a human or animal can eat to obtain food and energy.

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well it gets it energy the same way plants do(I forgot what its called)

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How do bacteria obtain the energy they need?

=== === There are some bacteria that can make their own food like an autotroph can.


How do you think these bacteria obtain food and energy?

They are anaerobes and do not need oxygen. They are consumers and make energy by fermentation.


How do saprophytic bacteria obtain energy?

They get food from humas (soil derived from partially decayed animals and plants) ...food gives energy to them.


What can cyanobacteria do that bacteria cannot do?

cyanobacteria uses sunlight and obtain energy to make there food (otherwise known as photosynthesis), when other bacteria do not obtain the enery of photosynthesis


How do bacteria obtain energy to carry out functions?

Like all organisms, bacteria need a constant supply of energy to carry out their functions. This energy comes from food The process of breaking down food to release its energy is called respiration.


If you have just discovered a new bacterium that lives inside sealed cans of food how do you think these bactetria obtain food and energy?

If i found a new bacteria that is sealed in cans of food, the way it can obtain food and energy is by feeding on anything that is in the can. It will be decompsing on what is in the can.


Does obatin and use energy have bacteria?

Yes, bacteria does obtain and use energy for locomotion.


What types of organisms are producer?

producers such as, oak trees, obtain energy by making their own food. producers are plants


Do bacteria obtain food?

yes


What do chemotrophic bacteria use to get energy?

Chemotrophic bacteria are organisms that can obtain energy by the oxidation of electrons.


Photosynthetic bacteria obtain energy by removing electrons from inorganic molecules?

Bacteria that obtain their energy by removing electrons from inorganic molecules, rather than obtaining energy from the sun, are called chemoautotrophic. In general, organisms, that obtain their energy from sunlight are called photoautotrophs.


How does bacteria get energy without sunlight?

Bacteria living in deep-sea communities obtain their energy from chemical sources, rather than from sunlight. They use hydrogen sulfide molecules that are clustered around deep-sea hydrothermal vents as their food sources.