Do bacteria engage in cellular respiration?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Jan 12, 2017

Yes, bacteria respire.

Explanation:

  1. All the organisms on the earth respire. Respiration is characteristic feature of living, which demarcates non-livings.
  2. The eucaryotic organisms have a well-deficned cell organelle i.e., mitochondria for respiration .
  3. The prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria lack mitochondria, but the respiratory enzymes are present in the cell. These enzymes help in the process of cellular respiration.
  4. They respire by aerobic, anarobic way. Thank you
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