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What is one example of a pollutant that bacteria can help to break down?
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Bacteria can break down the Phosphonic acids, persistent and potentially hazardous environmental pollutants that are found in many common medicinal products, detergents and herbicides.
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Why bacteria does not ferment lactose?
Both are disacharides and cannot be metabolized without the use of an enzyme to break them down to a monosacharide for the bacteria to digets. Some bacteria can digest lactose, as an example, Lactobacilli.
What type of symbiotic a bacteria living in the testine of a cow to help it break down cellulose?
Yes! (is there more you need for this question?) "Symbiotic anaerobic bacteria" Cellulomonas is one such example.
Does mold break down into bacteria?
YES
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 bacteria break down dead organisms?
Bacteria that break down dead organisms are considered consumers. They are not the only consumers; any organism that feeds on another is a consumer.
Is there good bacteria inside your body?
Yes, one example of good bacteria in your body is the bacteria in your digestive system that helps break down the food that you eat.
Why cant bacteria break down agarose?
Bacteria may not be able to break the glycosidic bonds
Why bacteria does not ferment lactose?
Both are disacharides and cannot be metabolized without the use of an enzyme to break them down to a monosacharide for the bacteria to digets. Some bacteria can digest lactose, as an example, Lactobacilli.
What type of symbiotic a bacteria living in the testine of a cow to help it break down cellulose?
Yes! (is there more you need for this question?) "Symbiotic anaerobic bacteria" Cellulomonas is one such example.
Does mold break down into bacteria?
YES
What break downs dead organisms into simpler forms?
Decomposers - usually microbes are responsible for breaking dead organisms down into their simple forms. This process is responsible for the recycling nutrients back into the environment. An example of a decomposer is bacteria.
What are ocean bacteria that break down dead fish and plants catergorized as?
Ocean bacteria that break down matter such as dead fish and dead plants are categorized as decomposers.
Does bacteria eat consumers?
No. Some bacteria are decomposers and they break down dead materials.
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 bacteria break down dead organisms?
Bacteria that break down dead organisms are considered consumers. They are not the only consumers; any organism that feeds on another is a consumer.
What role do bacteria play in the rotting process?
this is because bacteria is responsible for the break down of the tissue
How does compost rot?
Heat and bacteria break down the material
