Oxygen requirements Flashcards
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Facultative anaerobe
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A facultative anaerobe is an organism that can survive and grow both with or without oxygen, by using aerobic respiration when oxygen is available and switching to anaerobic respiration or fermentation when oxygen is absent.
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Aerobe
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An aerobe is an organism that requires oxygen to survive and grow, using oxygen to generate energy (ATP).
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Anaerobe
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An anaerobe is an organism that does not require oxygen to survive and grow, relying purely on anaerobic respiration or fermentation to produce ATP.
