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The bacteria consumes the bits of oil, then the undigested oil goes through its cleaning system( it has a special kind of cell that allows it to purify the oil and dissolve it) But this kind of Bacteria is rare in salt waters, like the ocean. So actually, the bacteria cannot clean a whole oil spill like the one in the Gulf of Mexico.
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What does bacteria do in decomposer?
breaks down organic matter
How do bacteria recycle leaves and twigs?
The bacteria breaks down the leafs and twigs into soil by a chemical solvent that it leaves on the Leaf to break it down. The name I do not know.
What kind of bacteria breaks down dead trees?
Fungi
Which breaks down dead organisms into simpler forms?
bacteria.
What enzyme in your mouth breaks down bacteria?
Depending on what the bacteria has on their cellular wall, you aren't going to destroy it with your enzyme. Most bacteria are probably killed by other bacteria living in the mouth ecosystem.
What does bacteria do in decomposer?
breaks down organic matter
How do bacteria recycle leaves and twigs?
The bacteria breaks down the leafs and twigs into soil by a chemical solvent that it leaves on the Leaf to break it down. The name I do not know.
What is an organism that breaks down material on a cellular level?
Bacteria.
What breaks down food in the large intestine?
Bacteria that's what
How does bacteria help man?
It breaks down food particals
What kind of bacteria breaks down dead trees?
Fungi
Which breaks down dead organisms into simpler forms?
bacteria.
What is cracking used for?
The cracking is used to breaks down big hydrocarbon into smaller ones and make more useful.
What type of bacteria breaks down dead organisms?
uebacteria and archaebacteria
What breaks down dead organisms into simple forms?
bacteria (apex)
What are the Detritivore that breaks down organic matter?
fungi and bacteria
How do bacteria break down tooth enamel?
Tooth enamel is broken down when bacteria feed off the sugars on your teeth. Their waste is the acid that breaks down your enamel.
