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  • Question
  • Nitrogen fixation is a process that requires


  • Options
  • A. energy
  • B. an anaerobic environment
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. an aerobic environment

  • Correct Answer
  • both (a) and (b) 


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    • 1. The chlorophyll molecules used by eucaryotes and cyanobacteria absorb radiant energy in the____________portion(s) of the visible spectrum.

    • Options
    • A. red
    • B. green
    • C. red and blue
    • D. green and ultraviolet
    • Discuss
    • 2. In the passive diffusion, solute molecules cross the membrane as a result of

    • Options
    • A. concentration difference
    • B. pressure difference
    • C. ionic difference
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. The catabolic reaction, pentose-phosphate exists in

    • Options
    • A. prokaryotic cells
    • B. eukaryotic cells
    • C. prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells both
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following(s) is/are the products of the light reactions of photosynthesis?

    • Options
    • A. ATP only
    • B. NADPH only
    • C. ATP and O2 only
    • D. ATP, NADPH, and O2
    • Discuss
    • 5. In aerobic respiration, the terminal electron acceptor is

    • Options
    • A. oxygen
    • B. nitrogen
    • C. hydrogen
    • D. nitrate
    • Discuss
    • 6. Aerobic catabolism of glucose yields how much energy (ATP synthesized) relative to glucose fermentation?

    • Options
    • A. Slightly less
    • B. About the same
    • C. Twice as much
    • D. More than 10 times as much
    • Discuss
    • 7. Anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria oxidize

    • Options
    • A. water
    • B. oxgyen
    • C. sulfide
    • D. ammonia
    • Discuss
    • 8. The relationship between an oxidation-reduction potential difference and the standard free energy change is (where n is the number of moles of electron transferred, F= Faraday's constant and E°= standard oxidation-reduction potential difference)

    • Options
    • A. ?G° = -nFE°
    • B. ?G° = nFE°
    • C. ?G° = -nFlnE°
    • D. ?G° = nFlnE°
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following catalyze liberation of orthophosphate from organic P compounds and inorganic pyrophosphate?

    • Options
    • A. Alkaline phosphates
    • B. Oxidoreductase
    • C. Protease
    • D. Hydrogenase
    • Discuss
    • 10. The specific enzyme/(s) of the glyoxylate cycle is/are

    • Options
    • A. isocitrate lyase
    • B. malate synthase
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. anaplerotic
    • Discuss


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