In an aquatic microbial community where a photoautotroph, chemoorganoheterotroph, and nitrogen fixing bacterium are present, predict an environmental perturbation that would cause only one to be outcompeted by the other two groups and explain how each group would respond


What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Answers will vary but should highlight a unique feature of one of the groups such as: photoautotrophs are sensitive to photon (light) availability, chemoorganoheterotrophs require organic molecules for carbon, and nitrogen fixing bacteria use N2 gas.

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