Question

Describe the role of microorganisms in maintaining balance in the environment

Answer 1

Microorganisms are ubiquitous in the environment, where they have a variety of essential functions. Microbes play an essential role in the natural recycling of living material. All naturally produced substances are biodegradable, which means that living organisms, such as bacteria or fungi, can break them down

Answer 2

Answer:

Balance is maintained in the environment by cycling of matter and energy between the living or biotic components and non-living or abiotic components of the environment. All these components interact

and affect each other, resulting in the establishment of a dynamic but stable system. For example, oxygen is used up from the atmosphere by three processes-respiration, combustion and formation

of of nitrogen. Photosynthesis is the only process that returns oxygen to the atmosphere. In

order to maintain the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere, we must have as many green plants as are required to maintain the level of oxygen.