Unit Biology 3: Section 13.6

What other useful substances can we make using micro-organisms?

• To interpret economic and environmental data relating to production of fuels by fermentation and their use

Their skills, knowledge and understanding of how science works should be set in these substantive contexts;

• To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of given designs of biogas generator
• Fuels can be made from natural products by fermentation. Biogas, mainly methane, can be produced by anaerobic fermentation of a wide range of plant products or waste material containing carbohydrates