Answer:
Isolating a single bacterium species is the first step in identifying the bacteria possibly responsible for a disease process.
Explanation:
If I remember correctly, there are two main types of transport—passive and active. Passive transport does not require energy or ATP, whereas active transport does.
Types of passive transport include diffusion and osmosis, both of which involve moving down a concentration gradient and thus not requiring energy.
Active transport moves up the concentration gradient and does require energy.
Perhaps someone who has taken bio within the last several years can correct anything I might have misstated here.
Bacteria may affect plants in a number of ways. Diseases have been mentioned, but most bacteria co-exist with plants quite easily. Several bacteria are involved with the transitions of nutrients and make nutrients such as nitrogen plant available (the plant is only able to absorb some nutrients in certain molecular forms). While other bacteria convert nutrients and toxins into forms unavailable to the plant.
Other bacteria make Some bacteria, Rhizobia in particular, develop symbiotic relationships with some plants. Rhizobia convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium which is plant available. In exchange, the plant provides Rhizobia with shelter (a root nodule) and food (photosynthates).
