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What are the benefits of using bacteria and plant starch to create plastic?
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The benefits are that plastic will be Biodegradeable therefore more environmentally friendly. Normal plastic takes years to dissolve, where as biodegradable plastics would only take a matter of weeks.
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What will bacteria do with products for starch hydrolysis?
Let me guess, this question is for a lab write up in your microbiology class? When your bacteria, probably Bacillus cereus, act on starch they produce glucose. You have probably already done this lab but the bacteria will ferment the glucose. E.coli does not hydrolyze the starch because it does not produce amylase (which break down the starch into simple sugars).
Why do bacteria grow heavily on starch agar but don't produce alpha amylase?
The ingredients in starch agar consist of carbohydrate sources in addition to starch. For example, starch could be added to trypticase soy agar (TSA) to test for hydrolysis. Remember, microorganisms are highly versatile and just because they cannot utilize certain nutrients does not mean that they cannot grow in the presence of that substance (in this case starch).
What do plant cells create through photosynthesis?
A plant produces oxygen and carbohydrates, such as sucrose, glucose, or starch during photosynthesis.
Describe a plant cell plastic other than the chloroplast?
Another plant cell plastid other than the chloroplast is the amyloplast. Amyloplasts are responsible for the synthesis and storage of starch granules. They also convert this starch back into sugar when the plant needs energy.
Where do plants store glucose in?
In plants, glucose is generally stored as starch.
How can we create starch?
Humans can not create starch. Starch is created by plants.
What is bioplastic made of?
bio-plastic is made from starch like corn starch, TAPIOCA starch,& etc starch + oil + water → bio-plastic ↑ cooked
What do legumes provide for rhizobium bacteria?
Sugar and starch.
What happen to starch if the saliva was boiled before it is mixed with starch?
to remove bacteria in saliva
What are the life benefits of starch?
i dont knw
What is the process plants use to create sugars and starch?
well i don't know about starch i mean i didn't even know if plants could create starch but the process plants use to create sugar is called photosynthesis.
Does the starch in the potato create the voltage?
yes
How is cassava starch used to make plastics?
Cassava Starch by itself: Best to buy a full resin from a resin manufacturer such as NatureWorks or Mater-Bi.
What cannot be made without plastic?
Things that do not have long chain moleculesin general cannot be made to plastic. Buteven milk & starch can be made into plastic.
How long did the starch react with achromatic point?
Achromatic means "without color." During a hydrolysis test, starch auger is used to grow bacteria. An iodine reagent is used to flood the plate. The starch is dyed a blue-brown color. Areas where the starch has been completely digested by the bacteria, are clear. That is known as the achromatic point, or the point at which all the starch has been consumed and the iodine does not dye the auger.
Steps in cassava starch as an effective component for ideal biodegradable plastic?
explain the CCasCassava starch as an effective component for Ideal Biodegradable Plastics
How is starch different than simple suger?
Simple sugars, such as glucos, form chains through polymerization to create starch.
