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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • A Winogradsky column is used to demonstrate interactions and gradients that occur in aquatic environments 


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    • 1. 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
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. 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
    • 7. 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
    • 8. 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
    • 9. 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
    • 10. The organism B. brevis can be used commercially for the production of

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    • A. gramicidin A
    • B. tyrothricin(bacitracin tyrocidin complex)
    • C. tyrocidin
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss


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