Interactions With Other Organisms and the Environment

University:
College
Course:
College Biology
Academic year:

2023
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113

Pages:

1
Author:

Sergio P.

Interactions with Other Organisms and the Environment Microbial ecology is the study of microorganion & and their interactions with each other, other organisms, and the environment. Microorgansms plby a vital tolom many ecdogical processes such as nutrient cycling. enirgy transfer. and biodegration. This lecture will focus on the interactions between microorgonioms and other Other organisms anvironment. as well as thoir yole in the One of the most important interactions bitween microorgansions and other organsions symbiosis refers to a close and long term relationship batween toud differont species. In mutualistic symbiosis, both species benefit from the inkraction. An exampl of mutualistic symbiosis between leguminous plants bacteria. 7 The bac foria is the relationship and nitrogen Fixling live in the roots of the plants and proude it with fixed nitrogen while the plant plant Another whore one provides the bacteria with nutrients. type of symbiosis is commensalism, species binefits from the interactions while the other species is unap Unaffected.