Question

A group of college students working on a project on bio-gas have found some bacteria in the bio-gas plant. These bacteria can utilize methane as their source of energy and do not need oxygen for their survival. What kind of bacteria could they be?

Answer 1

The kind of bacteria is called archaebacterial. Hope this helped:)

Answer 2

Answer: Anaerobic methanotrophs.

Step-by-step explanation: These bacteria belong to the group of Archae. Methanotrophs are those organisms that use methane as sole source of energy. They are present near the environments where methane gas is present such as marshes, wetlands, and rice paddy.

Methanotrophs that do not need oxygen for their survival are known as anaerobic methanotrophs. Thus, the given bacteria are anaerobic methanotrophs.