0
Bacteria
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which microbes are heterotrophs?
The microbes that are heterotrophic organisms are those that don't produce their own food. Instead, they feed off of autotrophic organisms or other heterotrophs.
Which microbes spoil food?
Microbes are all around us - in the air, the soil, water and our bodies. This means they can soon get into food and, if the conditions are right, multiply rapidly. Unfortunately, when certain microbes grow on food, it soon begins to smell nasty, look slimy, change colour, taste awful or even acquire a furry coating. The food 'goes off' - it is spoiled. Even though it may not harm us, it is inedible and must be thrown away. There is also a chance that pathogenic microbes are present along with the spoilers.
What can microbes do?
There are both harmful and useful microbes. Harmful microbes like bacteria,virus and fungus can cause diseases while some useful microbes like bacteria can help in fermentation process like the yeast or as food like mushroom and many lacobacillus microbes that help in producing vitamins and in synthesis of food.Many microbes help produce antibiotic medicines. Microbes like algae are edible or help by photosynthesis to maintain the CO2 -O2 balance in the environment.
What is it called when someone gets sick from eating food contaminated with germs and toxins?
A person can get sick from contaminated food because of microbes or toxins. When contaminated food is eaten, toxins or microbes are released into the gastrointestinal tract, causing vomiting and diarrhea.
Are microbes decomposers?
Plants and their fruits are not decomposers. They are producers.
What food does microbes need to survive?
Microbes need a food to survive
How do the microbes damage the food?
Microbes are decomposers. And they will begin the process of removing nutrients from food by breaking down the food.
What food have microbes in them?
all of them
What food has microbes in?
grapes
Why are microbes in your foods?
Microbes are in our food but for a good reason. They are in our food to keep there blood pumping. Microbes are also used in our foods so then our sugar level keeps the same.
What effect did salt have on the microbes to a spil food?
It depends on the amount of salt. It can "pull" the water out of the microbes, killing them. This is the reason salt is used to preserve food as microbes can't grow on very salty food.
Are there bugs in your food?
If you mean microbes, yes your food is full of them.
How does dehydration prevent microbes from growing in food?
by taking away the water that microbes need to survive
How does microbes spread through food?
When the food touches each other
When a food is contaminated by microbes cooking of food may the microbes but it cause food poisoning why?
it causes food poisiong because the microbes are not good for the body. when it is chewed and goes into the stomach and spreads into tiny particles and burns vigurously. lol i dont know i just made all of that up in my head.
What are the disadvanages of microbes?
microbes are infectious and act as a vector for spreading diseases of various types....they can spoil food also.
What would the microbes do after eating up all the oil?
Once the food source is gone, the microbes die off.
