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One good benefit for herbivores is relative to the appendix.
Plant's have different cells to animals in that they have a cell wall, which is made up of cellulose. Mammals typically have difficulty digesting this material and it can lower the amount of nutrition absorbed from their food. Herbivores tend to have a relatively large appendix and this provides a 'safe house' for bacteria to colonise, within the bacteria colony are bacteria who can digest cellulose, allowing the mammal to benefit from extra nutritional absorption.
As a side note, evolution predicts this trend in the size of the appendix and easily explains why herbivores have a larger appendix than carnivores or omnivores.
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What are some examples of bacterial symbiosis in nature and how do these relationships benefit both the bacteria and their host organisms?
Bacterial symbiosis in nature includes examples like gut bacteria aiding in digestion, nitrogen-fixing bacteria helping plants grow, and bioluminescent bacteria providing camouflage for host organisms. These relationships benefit both the bacteria by providing a stable environment and nutrients, and the host organisms by aiding in digestion, nutrient absorption, and protection from predators.
What benefit is received by bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?
Bacteria play a key role in converting nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into forms that plants can use, such as ammonia and nitrates, through processes like nitrogen fixation and nitrification. This helps plants to grow and thrive, which in turn provides a food source for the bacteria. Additionally, some bacteria can break down organic matter, releasing nitrogen back into the soil for reuse.
Is commensal bacterium beneficial to its host?
How are some ways that bacteria can be beneficial?1. Some bacteria in your intestines are responsible for producing Vitiman K, which is necessary for normal blood clot formation.2. Some bacteria produce antibiotics that help limit the growth of other harmful bacteria.3. Consumer bacteria called, saprophytes, help mantain natures balance by decomposing waste.4. Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria change nitrogen from the air into forms that plants and animals can use easily.
What are three useful roles that bacteria have?
Decomposition - Bacteria play a crucial role in breaking down organic matter, recycling nutrients, and contributing to the Earth's ecosystem. Nitrogen fixation - Some bacteria can convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use, helping to improve soil fertility. Symbiosis - Bacteria can form beneficial relationships with other organisms, such as aiding in digestion in the gut or helping protect plants from disease.
Some oral bacteria produce an extracellular capsule of what benefit is a capsule to these cells?
An extracellular capsule provides protection to oral bacteria against host immune responses and antimicrobial agents. It helps bacteria adhere to surfaces, evade phagocytosis by immune cells, and form biofilms for increased resistance to environmental stresses.
How does bacteria benefit some mammals?
Digestion - and its all mammals.
What are some examples of bacterial symbiosis in nature and how do these relationships benefit both the bacteria and their host organisms?
Bacterial symbiosis in nature includes examples like gut bacteria aiding in digestion, nitrogen-fixing bacteria helping plants grow, and bioluminescent bacteria providing camouflage for host organisms. These relationships benefit both the bacteria by providing a stable environment and nutrients, and the host organisms by aiding in digestion, nutrient absorption, and protection from predators.
How can bacteria benefit contaminated soil?
Bacteria can benefit contaminated soil by biodegrading pollutants, breaking them down into less harmful substances. They can also bind and immobilize toxic metals, reducing their availability for uptake by plants. Additionally, some bacteria can enhance soil fertility by fixing nitrogen and improving nutrient availability for plant growth.
Common characteristics that a bacteria and a mammal share?
Almost nothing. Bacteria are unicellular prokaryotes, some of which are autotrophic; mammals are multicellular eukaryotes, all of which are heterotrophic. Bacteria are considered the least advanced organisms on earth; mammals, along with birds, are considered the most advanced. The bodies of mammals contain bacteria, most of which are helpful or harmless, and a few of which are harmful. The only common characteristics of mammals and bacteria are the 7 basic characteristics of living things: all living things maintain homeostasis, are organized into one or more cells, obtain and release energy, grow and develop, adapt to their environments, respond to stimuli, and reproduce.
Does a mammal reproduce sexually or asexually?
All mammals reproduce sexually. Pretty much all vertebrates (fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians) reproduce sexually. Only some bacteria, some plants, fungi reproduce asexually.
What is a benefit to some bacteria that use alcoholic fermentation?
The benefit to using some bacteria for alcohol fermentation is that the bacteria will convert the sugars in the alcohol and carbon dioxide. The sugar will break down to form pyruvic acid and then into ethanol. Without the bacteria, the sugars or glucose would not break down properly, and the fermentation will not work.
Do toxic chemicals help bacteria to grow?
The question is toxic to what. Not all chemicals which are toxic to humans are toxic to bacteria, and some chemicals which are toxic to bacteria are harmless to humans (which is why we can have antibiotics). There are chemicals (like Hydrogen Sulfide) which are very toxic to mammals that SOME bacteria eat as food. But there are other chemicals like chlorine which are toxic to both humans and bacteria. So the question does not have a simple answer.
What can prevent some bacterial disease by helping the body to learn to recognize certin harmful bacteria?
Antibiotics or vaccines. I think...
What can bacteria be on?
Bacteria can be on everything especially things that are nasty cause it is like their home basically BUT some other bacteria are good they are in your body helping things out and basically helping around in your body :p
What id biotechnology?
Biotechnology is the practice of using plants, animals and micro-organisms such as bacteria, as well as biological processes - such as the ripening of fruit or the bacteria that break down compost - to some benefit.
Why might it benefit for a pathogen to be small?
There might be a benefit for a pathogen to be small because it helps some plants like beans maintain nitrogen fixation in nodules on their root. It is also beneficial to some animals like cows, which maintain bacteria in their stomachs. The bacteria help in breaking down the hard cell walls of plants.
How does bacteria benefit humans?
Bacteria are important in the formation of certain foods. They are also used in mining and bioremediation (using bacteria to clean up the environment). In addition, bacteria that colonize different places in your body out compete other bacteria that may be harmful.
