noun
- an organism that requires oxygen to live and grow
Usage: biology
Examples
- Most animals are aerobes that cannot survive without oxygen.
- The scientist studied how aerobes use oxygen in cellular respiration.
- Unlike anaerobes, aerobes depend on oxygen for their metabolic processes.
- Bacteria can be classified as either aerobes or anaerobes.
- The pond’s aerobe population decreased when oxygen levels dropped.
- Aerobes thrive in oxygen-rich environments like the surface of water.