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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
Microbes in Aquatic Environment problems
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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
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Correct Answer:
Escherichia
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
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Correct Answer: All of these
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
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Correct Answer: greater
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
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
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
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
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
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Correct Answer: A Winogradsky column is used to demonstrate interactions and gradients that occur in aquatic environments
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
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Correct Answer:
Acetobacter xylinum
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%
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Correct Answer: 10-18%
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
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Correct Answer: Microbially derived enzymes
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
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Correct Answer:
Microbacterium ammoniaphilum
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