Bacteria are beneficial in the wastewater treatment apes process because Group of answer choices A. they help solid material to settle out of the wastewater. B. they naturally break down organic matter. C. they prevent the wastewater from forming sludge. D. they make it unnecessary to use chemicals in the treatment of wastewater. E. apes

option B) they naturally break down organic matter.

Explanation:

Bacteria are highly beneficial organisms in terms of making use of simple inorganic molecules that could be derived from wastes. They form good examples of chemoautotrophs i.e microorganisms capable of using inorganic molecules such as ammonia, hydrogen, methane or other compounds found in wastewater to produce useful energy.

Thus, in wastewater bacteria are useful as they break down organic matter.