Certain bacteria that produce hydrogen sulfide as a waste product would die if directly exposed to oxygen. βββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββ ββββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ βββββ ββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββββ β ββββββ ββ βββββ ββ β βββββββ β βββββ ββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββ βββββββββββββ
Some bacteria that produce hydrogen sulfide as a waste product would die if exposed to oxygen. The hydrogen sulfide produced removes oxygen from the bacteriaβs surroundings by reacting with it. Hydrogen sulfide also kills other organisms which the bacteria use as a food source. Therefore, a dense colony of these bacteria can thrive indefinitely.
A dense colony of these bacteria will indefinitely produce enough hydrogen sulfide to kill surrounding organisms for food and prevent oxygen from coming into contact with the bacteria.
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A dense colony ββ βββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββ ββ βββββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββ
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The bacteria can ββββββββ ββ ββββββ ββββββββββββ ββββ ββ ββ βββββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββ βββ ββββββ βββ ββββββ βββββ βββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ
If any colony ββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββ β βββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ ββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββ β ββββββ ββ ββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ