Anaerobic

Anaerobic

Pertaining to the absence of free oxygen. Anaerobic organisms do not require oxygen for their life processes, in fact oxygen is toxic to many of them. Most anaerobic organisms are bacteria or archaeans.

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anaerobic

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Deriving energy from a process that does not require free oxygen.

anaerobe

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An organism that can live in the absence of oxygen.

anaerobic

Biology; Cell biology

Refers to organisms that are not dependent on oxygen for respiration.

anaerobic

Biology; Biodiversity

Able to live or survive without oxygen. Many bacteria are anaerobic and are capable of living in the absence of oxygen.

anaerobic

Biology; Marine biology

An environment in which the partial pressure of oxygen is significantly below normal atmospheric levels; deoxygenated (Lincolnet al., 1998).

ecosystem

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A biotic system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms in a particular area with their environments, is named as ecosystem.

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Biology; Ecology

The steady, end stage in ecological evolution of a variety of plant and animal species is termed as climax.

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Biology; Ecology

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manure

Biology; Ecology

Animal wastes that are added to soil as a fertilizer. Manure is usually made from the wastes of horse, cow, and chicken.

ecology

Biology; Ecology

The scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments is called ecology.

habitat

Biology; Ecology

An organism's native environment.

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