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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