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  • Question
  • Bacteria of genus Nitrosomonas use __________ as their electron source.


  • Options
  • A. ammonia
  • B. H2S
  • C. succinate
  • D. light

  • Correct Answer
  • ammonia 


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    • 1. Which of the following organisms typically get their carbon for biosynthesis from carbon dioxide?

    • Options
    • A. Glucose-fermenting bacteria (fermentation)
    • B. Anaerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (anaerobic respiration)
    • C. Aerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (aerobic respiration)
    • D. Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (chemolithotrophic bacteria)
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is the suitable temperature range for mesophiles?

    • Options
    • A. 20-30°C
    • B. 25-40°C
    • C. >40°C
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • 4. The cell reproduction in bacteria may occur by

    • Options
    • A. binary fission
    • B. budding
    • C. fragmentation
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • 6. The organism which grows best above 45°C are called

    • Options
    • A. psychrophilic
    • B. mesosphilic
    • C. thermophilic
    • D. any of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Autotrophic bacteria are those which

    • Options
    • A. make their own food
    • B. form a long chain glycocalyx
    • C. are highly susceptible to penicillin
    • D. produce a blue-green pigment
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is not the characteristic of a growth curve?

    • Options
    • A. Shows development of microbial population under relatively stable environmental conditions
    • B. Plotted with logarithmic numbers
    • C. Graphs numbers of microbes versus time
    • D. Each growth curve consists of four distinct phases
    • Discuss
    • 9. The fragmentation occurs in

    • Options
    • A. Streptomyces species
    • B. Nocardia species
    • C. Bacillus subtilis
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. The microorganisms that grow best in a low-oxygen environment is called a (n)

    • Options
    • A. aerobe
    • B. anaerobe
    • C. facultative
    • D. microaerophile
    • Discuss


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