Bacteria participate in many ecological interactions. Which role typically does not involve symbiosis?
A) living as commensalists on the skin of humans
B) providing bioluminescence in fish
C) digesting food as mutualists in animal intestines
D) decomposing dead organisms and organic wastes

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Decomposing dead organisms and organic wastes is a process that bacteria perform independently, without forming a symbiotic relationship with another living organism.

Bacteria Participate in Many Ecological Interactions