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  • Which of the following species in water reveal the presence of fecal pollution of human or animal origin?


  • Options
  • A. E.coli
  • B. Fecal Streptococci
  • C. Clostridium perfringens
  • D. All of these

  • Correct Answer
  • All of these 


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    • 1. Loss of carbon through the microbial loop in oligotrophic environments is __________ to/than the loss of carbon through the microbial loop in copiotrophic environments.

    • Options
    • A. greater
    • B. lesser
    • C. approximately equal
    • D. half
    • Discuss
    • 2. The sulfur pearl of Namibia, Thiomargarita namibiensis

    • Options
    • A. is the worlds largest bacterium
    • B. stores high concentrations of nitrate in a huge internal vacuole which takes up 98% of the organisms volume
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. is the worlds smallest bacterium
    • Discuss
    • 3. Hyphomycete fungi

    • Options
    • A. produce nonmotile tetaradiate conidia
    • B. grow in leaves and the infected leaves are the preferred food source for some aquatic insects
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is correct?

    • Options
    • A. Ultramicrobacteria or nanobacteria are the dominant bacteria in marine systems
    • B. Ultramicrobacteria or nanobacteria are so numerous that they are a major food source for heterotrophic flagellates
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. __________ is an environment like __________ where microorganisms are functioning in an extremely thin film of water and where oxygen-containing air is close to them.

    • Options
    • A. low oxygen diffusion environment; soils
    • B. high oxygen diffusion environment; soils
    • C. low oxygen diffusion environment; lakes
    • D. high oxygen diffusion environment; lakes
    • Discuss
    • 6. Members of all of the following genera of bacteria typically are found in a maturing Winogradsky column except

    • Options
    • A. Clostridium
    • B. Rhodospirillum
    • C. Chlorobium
    • D. Escherichia
    • Discuss
    • 7. The Redfield ratio is an index of concentration of

    • Options
    • A. carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
    • B. nitrogen, potassium and iron
    • C. carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous
    • D. carbon, phosphorous and sulfur
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is correct?

    • Options
    • A. A Winogradsky column is used to filter out microorganisms from a water sample taken from a deep black smoker
    • B. A Winogradsky column is used to demonstrate interactions and gradients that occur in aquatic environments
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. A Winogradsky column is used to filter out microorganisms from non-aquatic environments
    • Discuss
    • 9. The species of Acetobacter which produces cellulosic strands to hold the cells in lime layer is

    • Options
    • A. Acetobacter curvum
    • B. Accetobacter orleanense
    • C. Acetobacter xylinum
    • D. Acetobacter schuetzenbachii
    • Discuss
    • 10. The sugar concentration of molasses used in fermentation should be

    • Options
    • A. 10-18%
    • B. 20-30%
    • C. 4-5%
    • D. 30-38%
    • Discuss


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