Name: Food Preservation
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 33 s
Description: Food preservation is the process of delaying the spoilage of food by using excess salt, sugar, or low pH so that we can store those food items for longer per...

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How do microbes help in maintaining a clean environment?

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Organisms that cannot be seen through the unaided eye but only through microscopes are called microorganisms. Microorganisms have been classified into five main types—bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, and viruses. They can be beneficial or harmful to us.

Microbes help in maintaining a clean environment:-

• It helps in keeping our environment naturally clean by decomposing dead matter. These decomposed substances are reused from the soil by plants and thus recycled.
• When added to the wastewater, they get involved in certain chemical reactions as a result of which they produce enzymes and clean the wastewater. These bacteria can be aerobic or anaerobic.
• Bacteria break down many plants and animal wastes and produce biogas. Biogas is a byproduct which can be used as cooking gas or for lighting the houses, especially in remote areas. It does not produce any smoke while burning.

How do microbes help in maintaining a clean environment?

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