do all living things contain catalase?

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do all living things contain catalase?

how do i find out without testing every living thing :(

2007-05-03 17:53:44 · 3 answers · asked by little.clown 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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No all living things do not produce or use catalase. The presence or absence of catalase is a useful characteristic in identifying bacteria. For example Streptococcus are catalase negative, while most aerobes are catalase positive.

2007-05-03 18:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by lagito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Wikipedia says:
"All known animals use catalase in every organ, with particularly high concentrations occurring in the liver. " There are a couple links at the bottom of the page.

2007-05-03 18:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by pschroeter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

no! go see book to find out

2007-05-03 22:03:46 · answer #3 · answered by octo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋