BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM MONERA
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Question
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An example of a bacteria that can make its own food is ____
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Nitrosococcus
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Mycobacterium sp.
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Desulfovibrio sp.
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Borrelia sp.
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Escherichia coli
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nitrifying bacteria include ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (Nitrosomonas and Nitrosococcus) that oxidize ammonia to nitrous acid and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria that oxidize nitrous acid to nitric acid (Nitrobacter and Nitrococcus). The metabolic process is called nitrification.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ni·tro·so·coc·cus nī-ˌtrō-sō-ˈkä-kəs. : a genus of large, spherical to ellipsoidal, nitrifying bacteria (family Chromatiaceae) that live in saline environments (such as oceans and salt lakes) and obtain energy for growth by oxidizing ammonia to nitrites.
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