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- Question
A spore differs from an actively replicating bacterium in that the spore
Options- A. is produced during a process involving asymmetric division
- B. is able to withstand more extreme conditions than the replicating cell
- C. is metabolically inactive
- D. all of the above
- Correct Answer
- all of the above
- 1. Bacteria and fungi multiply best
Options- A. below 16°C
- B. between 16-38°C
- C. above 38°C
- D. none of these Discuss
- 2. In the exponential phase, the cells and cell mass
Options- A. first increases then decreases
- B. decreases
- C. are constant
- D. double at a constant rate Discuss
- 3. The equation used to obtain bacterial population by binary fission is
Options- A. N = No2n
- B. log N/No = (0.3010) n
- C. log(N/No) = nlog 2
- D. All of these Discuss
- 4. The growth is normally expressed as __________ in turbidimetric measurement
Options- A. cells per ml
- B. cfu/ml
- C. optical density
- D. mg N2 /ml Discuss
- 5. Organisms such as lactobacilli that have elaborate requirements for specific nutrients i.e. vitamins and other growth promoting substances, are generally called as
Options- A. fastidious hetrotrophs
- B. chemo-lithotrophs
- C. chemotrophs
- D. photo-organotrophs Discuss
- 6. Which of the following organisms typically get their carbon for biosynthesis from organic compounds?
Options- A. Aerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (aerobic respiration)
- B. Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (chemolithotrophic bacteria)
- C. Photosynthetic cyanobacteria (phototrophic metabolism)
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 7. What is the primary source of food for marine life?
Options- A. Phytoplankton
- B. Zooplankton
- C. Sea weed
- D. Grass Discuss
- 8. Nutrient content and biological structures are considered as
Options- A. implicit factor for microbial growth
- B. intrinsic factor for microbial growth
- C. processing factor
- D. none of the above Discuss
- 9. The cell reproduction in bacteria may occur by
Options- A. binary fission
- B. budding
- C. fragmentation
- D. all of these Discuss
- 10. All organisms require at least small amounts of carbondioxide, However, some can use CO2 as their sole source of carbon. Such organisms are termed as
Options- A. autotrophs
- B. phototrophs
- C. chemotrophs
- D. photo-organotrophs Discuss
Growth and Nutrition of Bacteria problems
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Correct Answer: between 16-38°C
Correct Answer: double at a constant rate
Correct Answer: All of these
Correct Answer: optical density
Correct Answer: fastidious hetrotrophs
Correct Answer: Aerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (aerobic respiration)
Correct Answer: Phytoplankton
Correct Answer: intrinsic factor for microbial growth
Correct Answer: all of these
Correct Answer: autotrophs
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