Medical Microbiology Midterm 2024-25

The release of oxygen during photosynthesis is a direct by-product of splitting water molecules.

In the light reactions of photosynthesis, light is absorbed and funneled to reaction-center chlorophyll a.

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to survive and become 'stronger' even after antibiotic treatment.

Glycolysis is the process that converts glucose to two molecules of pyruvate.

Thermoacidophiles are the type of microbe found in Yellowstone hot springs.

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

NADP+ acts as an electron carrier in the light reactions of photosynthesis.

The Krebs cycle, also known as the citric acid cycle, is a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to generate energy through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA.

Chemiosmosis is the movement of ions across a selectively permeable membrane, down their electrochemical gradient, which is used to generate ATP.

Methanogens are microorganisms that produce methane as a metabolic by-product in anoxic conditions.