Bacteria Perform Each of the Following Ecological Roles

question 47

Multiple Choice

Bacteria perform each of the following ecological roles. Which role typically does not involve symbiosis?

• A) skin commensalist
• B) decomposer
• C) aggregator with methane-consuming archaea
• D) gut mutualist

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Definitions:

Mestizos

Individuals of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry, a term originally used in the Spanish colonies to describe people of this mixed heritage.

Spanish Borderlands

The territories in North America that were under Spanish control from the 16th to the 19th centuries, including parts of what are now the United States and Mexico.

Colonial Leadership

Refers to the governance and influential figures in the colonies, especially during periods of establishment and before independence.

South Carolina

A state in the Southeastern United States, known for its role in the early history of the U.S., including being the first state to secede from the Union before the Civil War.