These resources are brought to you by the Cooperative Extension System and your Local Institution

FAQ #28450

Have a question? Try asking one of our Experts

What does the term anaerobic mean?

Related resource areas: Science, Engineering, and Technology for Youth

The term anaerobic refers to biological activity that occurs without oxygen. Some bacteria can use certain compounds in the absence of dissolved oxygen to get the energy they need. As a result, they produce substances such as hydrogen sulfide (smells like rotten eggs) and methane (an explosive gas) instead of carbon dioxide.

Have a specific question? Try asking one of our Experts

Unlike most other resources on the web, we have experts from Universities around the country ready to answer your questions.

Comments

Subscribe to this page's comments

Post a comment about this topic

Please keep comments on topic. To ask a question, please use Ask an Expert. All comments are held for moderation. Comments that include profanity, personal attacks or other inappropriate material will not be posted to the site.

Did you find this page useful?

No one has rated this article yet. Why not be the first? what is this?
not useful
very useful
 1  2  3  4  5

This resource area was created by the:

Youth SET for Life

community

Copad_science

Resource Area Feeds

In This Resource Area

Science, Engineering, & Technology in:

More Information

Resource Area Tags

agriculture animal manure management beef cattle biosecurity corn cotton industry dairy cattle disasters diversity engineering entrepreneurship environment family caregiving field crops fire ants geospatial technology glossary groundwater horses horticulture integrated pest management organic production parenting personal finance precision agriculture science education soybeans swine Technology wildlife damage management youth