2. Microcystis aeruginosis is a freshwater photosynthetic cyanobacterium. When temperatures increase and nutrients are readily available in its pond habitat, M. aerugiosis undergoes rapid cell division and forms an extremely large, visible mass of cells called an algae bloom. M. aeruginosis has a short life span and is decomposed by aerobic bacteria and fungi. Identify the metabolic pathway and the organism that is primarily responsible for the change in the oxygen level in the pond between time I and II AND between times III and IV

2. Microcystis aeruginosis is a freshwater photosynthetic cyanobacterium. When temperatures increase and nutrients are readily available in its pond habitat, M. aerugiosis undergoes rapid cell division and forms an extremely large, visible mass of cells called an algae bloom. M. aeruginosis has a short life span and is decomposed by aerobic bacteria and fungi. Identify the metabolic pathway and the organism that is primarily responsible for the change in the oxygen level in the pond between time I and II AND between times III and IV

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

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Chapter13: Early Life Forms And The Viruses

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