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    Organic compounds are oxidized by aerobic heterotrophic microorganisms using molecular oxygen as the electron acceptor during aerobic respiration. When oxygen is absent, anaerobic microorganisms can use alternative electron acceptors and degrade organic matter through anaerobic respiration. Autotrophs can synthesize their own organic carbon from simple carbon sources like CO2, while heterotrophs require an external source of fixed organic carbon.

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    Organic compounds are oxidized by aerobic heterotrophic microorganisms using molecular oxygen as the electron acceptor during aerobic respiration. When oxygen is absent, anaerobic microorganisms can use alternative electron acceptors and degrade organic matter through anaerobic respiration. Autotrophs can synthesize their own organic carbon from simple carbon sources like CO2, while heterotrophs require an external source of fixed organic carbon.

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    Organic compounds are oxidized by aerobic heterotrophic microorganisms using molecular oxygen as the electron acceptor during aerobic respiration. When oxygen is absent, anaerobic microorganisms can use alternative electron acceptors and degrade organic matter through anaerobic respiration. Autotrophs can synthesize their own organic carbon from simple carbon sources like CO2, while heterotrophs require an external source of fixed organic carbon.

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    ORGANIC AEROBIC

    COMPOUND HETEROTROPHIC
    RESPIRATION
    Oxidized (loses electrons) by Oxidation of organic compounds
    an electron acceptor, which in coupled to the reduction of
    itself is reduced (gains molecular oxygen. When oxygen
    electrons). is not present (anoxic
    conditions), microorganisms can
    use organic chemicals or
    inorganic anions an alternate
    acceptor under anaerobic
    conditions.
    AUTOTROPHS
    EUTROPHS
    Capable of synthesizing
    Organisms that proliferate their cell carbon from simple
    under conditions of high compounds such as CO2,
    organic carbon, but do not whereas heterotrophs
    function at low organic required fixed organic
    carbon concentrations. sources of carbon.
    AEROBIC OR OXIC MOISTURE CONTENT

    Environmental conditions, Defined as the ratio of the


    oxygen commonly acts as volume of water to the total
    the electron acceptor when volume of porous media
    present. sample.
    CAPILLARY PRESSURE water column in the tube
    and capillary forces pulling
    upward
    Determined from a balance
    between the weight of the

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