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  • Metabolism of dissolved organic material released by phytoplankton allows heterotrophic bacteria to become part of the particulate organic matter that is passed up the food web to be metabolized and released as mineral elements and CO2 at each transfer. This sentence describes the


  • Options
  • A. microbial loop
  • B. Winogradsky column
  • C. Redfield ratio
  • D. Gibbs free energy

  • Correct Answer
  • microbial loop 


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    • 1. Canned sweetened condensed milk may become thickened by

    • Options
    • A. Bacillus species
    • B. Clostridium species
    • C. Micrococcus species
    • D. Saccharomyces species
    • Discuss
    • 2. The flow of genetic material in microbial cells usually takes place from

    • Options
    • A. RNA through DNA to proteins
    • B. proteins through RNA to DNA
    • C. DNA through RNA to proteins
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Cephalosporins and Penicillins interfere with which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. Protein synthesis
    • B. DNA function
    • C. Cell membrane function
    • D. Cell wall synthesis
    • Discuss
    • 4. Vertical transmission may be seen in

    • Options
    • A. Hepatitis B virus
    • B. Hepatitis C virus
    • C. Hepatitis D virus
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. What is the maximum number of different amino acids in a polypeptide chain coded by the synthetic polyribonucleotides (UCAG)5?

    • Options
    • A. One
    • B. Two
    • C. Three
    • D. Four
    • Discuss
    • 6. Fungal infection/s frequently observed in HIV disease is /are:

    • Options
    • A. candidiasis
    • B. cryptococcosis
    • C. aspergillosis
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. In the pour plate method, the mixed culture is diluted directly in tubes of

    • Options
    • A. liquid agar medium
    • B. sterile liquid usually water
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. In Yersinia pestis, capsule is best demonstrated in cultures grown at

    • Options
    • A. 25°C
    • B. 29°C
    • C. 37°C
    • D. 45°C
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following virus is transmitted by genital route?

    • Options
    • A. Papillomaviruses
    • B. Herpes simplex virus type 2
    • C. Hepatitis B virus
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. The oldest eukaryotic organisms are considered to be

    • Options
    • A. diplomonads like Giardia
    • B. archaea
    • C. fungi
    • D. animals
    • Discuss


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