Bacteria and the Ecology of the Earth

Duration: 12:00

Year Published: 1960

Complete Record: Pink rosy educational film explaining the microscopic structures and functions of cells. Illustration of the concept of protein formation from amino acids. Experiment involving growing corn plants in a nitrogen deficient environment. Shots of termites eating wood. Explanation of termite’s nitrogen extraction and digestion. Explanation of the concept of bacteroides. Illustration of the process of energy transfer through fixed nitrogen.