Obligate anaerobes are poisoned by O2 and use fermentation or anaerobic respiration
Anaerobes.
It is poisoned by oxygen
It would be impossible for oxygen requiring organisms to exist before photosynthetic organisms because there was not oxygen in the atmosphere for these organisms to breathe. Photosynthetic organisms take carbon dioxide and water in and create oxygen as waste. Before these photosynthetic organisms existed there was not enough or any oxygen in the atmosphere for organisms requiring oxygen to survive.
Aerobic organisms use oxygen.
An anaerobic organism is one that can survive or grow in the absence of oxygen. These organisms typically utilize alternative electron acceptors, such as nitrate or sulfate, to generate energy for their metabolic processes. Anaerobic metabolism often produces byproducts such as methane or hydrogen sulfide.
It is poisoned by oxygen
Methanogens are organisms that are poisoned by oxygen, as they are anaerobic, meaning they thrive in environments without oxygen. Oxygen is toxic to them because it inhibits their ability to produce methane through anaerobic respiration.
Anaerobes.
All aerobic living things needs oxygen. Anaerobic organisms do nor need oxygen and may be poisoned by it, facilitative organisms can adjust their metabolism to act as either aerobes or anaerobes.
These organisms do not need oxygen. They are called anaerobes.
Organisms which need oxygen are called aerobic organisms or aerobes. The oxygen is used in the process of respiration to release energy from food. Organisms which do not use oxygen in respiration are called anaerobic organisms or anaerobes. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerobic_organism
It is poisoned by oxygen
It is poisoned by oxygen
It is poisoned by oxygen
photosynthesis
Yes. There are organisms called anaerobic bacteria which do not need oxygen. To some organisms, called obligate anaerobes, oxygen is actually toxic. The first living things on Earth were obligate anaerobes.
Organisms can obtain energy in the absence of oxygen through a process called anaerobic respiration. This involves using alternative electron acceptors, such as nitrate or sulfate, instead of oxygen. Alternatively, some organisms can ferment sugars to produce energy without requiring oxygen.