Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 8SQ
Bacteria that serve as decomposers are ___ .
- a. photoautotrophs
- b. photoheterotrophs
- c. chemoautotrophs
- d. chemoheterotrophs
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Bacteria that serve as decomposers are______ . a. photoautotrophs c. chemoautotrophs b. photoheterotrophs d. chemoheterotrophs
Why are bacterial decomposers important?
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They produce spores.
b.
Common in biotechnology.
c.
They fix nitrogen.
d.
They break down complex organic molecules in wastes and remains.
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Most cause disease.
Heterotrophs that harvest energy from organic molecules are called
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photoautotrophs
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Chemoheterotrophs
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