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  • The Redfield ratio is an index of concentration of


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  • A. carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
  • B. nitrogen, potassium and iron
  • C. carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous
  • D. carbon, phosphorous and sulfur

  • Correct Answer
  • carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous 


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    • 1. Members of all of the following genera of bacteria typically are found in a maturing Winogradsky column except

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    • A. Clostridium
    • B. Rhodospirillum
    • C. Chlorobium
    • D. Escherichia
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following species in water reveal the presence of fecal pollution of human or animal origin?

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    • A. E.coli
    • B. Fecal Streptococci
    • C. Clostridium perfringens
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Loss of carbon through the microbial loop in oligotrophic environments is __________ to/than the loss of carbon through the microbial loop in copiotrophic environments.

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

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    • 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
    • 5. Hyphomycete fungi

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    • 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
    • 6. Which of the following is correct?

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    • 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
    • 7. The species of Acetobacter which produces cellulosic strands to hold the cells in lime layer is

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

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    • A. 10-18%
    • B. 20-30%
    • C. 4-5%
    • D. 30-38%
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following agents involve biosensors linking with electronic circuit?

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    • A. Microorganisms
    • B. Microbially derived enzymes
    • C. Either microorganisms or microbially derived enzymes
    • D. Neither microorganisms nor microbially derived enzymes
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following organism is utilized for the production of D-L-alanine?

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    • A. Microbacterium ammoniaphilum
    • B. Brevibacterium flavum
    • C. Arthrobacter paraffineus
    • D. C. glutamicum
    • Discuss


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