Discuss the physical and chemical environmental factors that affect microbial activity in soils. Classify soil organisms based on their energy yielding metabolic processes. Demonstrate an understanding of neutral, positive, and negative interactions between soil microorganisms.
Diversity leads to vast genetic potential.
5.5.2.1 Bacteria catalyze oxidation-reduction reactions and therefore can influence the chemical and physical properties of the soil environment approx. Occur most commonly near hydrothermal vents deep in the ocean. An energy-yielding process in which organic molecules serve as both the electron donor and electron acceptor.