beneficial bacteria

These are bacteria which live in a mutually beneficial association with other organisms. Such bacteria derive the essential nutrients from their host organisms and in that process help the host through some of their biological activities. 1. The most familiar example o..

Nitrogen Fixing Organisms - Some bacteria are known to fix the atmospheric nitrogen for their own biological activity. This natural phenomena is commercially utilized to increase the nutrient supply to crops. There are two types of nitrogen fixing bacteria. They are a) Symbiotic..

Microbial Resource - Microbial resource is a resource not seen by naked eyes, like all other resource. But it is a powerful resource existing in all parts of globe - in atmosphere, on the earth, inside the earth, on the sea and inside sea, inside the bodies of animals and plants. Although large num..

Organisms that synthesise, food with the help of the light energy of the sun, carbon dioxide and water by a process called photosynthesis are called photoautotrophic organisms. For example: Cyanobacteria (blue-green bacteria, prokaryotes), algae and all green plants. Organisms which synt..

Advantages - The offsprings are genetically identical and therefore advantageous traits can be preserved. Only one parent is required which eliminates the need for special mechanisms such as pollination, etc. It is faster. For example, bacteria can multiply every 20 minutes. This helps th..

Advantages - The offsprings are genetically identical and therefore advantageous traits can be preserved. Only one parent is required which eliminates the need for special mechanisms such as pollination, etc. It is faster. For example, bacteria can multiply every 20 minutes. This helps th..

. These safe storage facilities preserve the genetic diversity of the food supply for most of the human population. That supply is vulnerable to many kinds of pathogenic fungi, viruses, and bacteria. To give an example, a new fungal strain of Southern Corn Leaf Blight destroyed much of th..

Organisms that synthesise, food with the help of the light energy of the sun, carbon dioxide and water by a process called photosynthesis are called photoautotrophic organisms. For example: Cyanobacteria (blue-green bacteria, prokaryotes), algae and all green plants. Organisms which synt..

In ancient Greece, the person getting free meals for entertaining others by his amusing converstions was called a parasite - 'para' refers to beside and 'sitos' refers to grains. Thus, parasitism is defined as an association between individuals of two different species which is beneficial..

Types of Heterotrophic Nutrition - Parasitic - In ancient Greece, the person getting free meals for entertaining others by his amusing converstions was called a parasite - 'para' refers to beside and 'sitos' refers to grains. Thus, parasitism is defined as an association between individuals of two ..