Bacteria Under the Microscope

by Simon Pierce

Book Overview

Most people automatically associate bacteria with illness. However, 99 percent of all bacteria are either harmless to humans or actually helpful. For instance, we would not be able to digest food without our gut bacteria. Plants would not grow without bacteria to break down the nutrients in the soil for them. In fact, bacteria's ability to break things down is so helpful that scientists are working on harnessing it to clear plastic, oil, and other...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502667878
• ISBN13: 9781502667878
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6