noun
- organisms that require oxygen to live and grow
Usage: biology; plural form
Examples
- Most animals are aerobes that cannot survive without oxygen.
- The scientist studied different types of aerobes in the laboratory.
- Aerobes use oxygen for cellular respiration and energy production.
- Unlike anaerobes, these aerobes died when placed in an oxygen-free environment.
- Many bacteria are aerobes that thrive in oxygen-rich conditions.
- The pond contained various aerobes that depended on dissolved oxygen.