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MICROBIAL NUTRITION

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Substance that accounts for 80-90% of the total weight of the cell

a)

HYDROGEN

b)

CARBON DI OXIDE

c)

OXYGEN

d)

WATER

2.

Carbon, phosphorus and sulphur are examples of

a)

ELEMENTS

b)

MACRONUTRIENTS

c)

MICRONUTRIENTS

d)

GROWTH FACTORS

3.

The element which acts as the backbone/skeleton of all organic molecules is

a)

HYDROGEN

b)

OXYGEN

c)

CARBON

d)

NITROGEN

4.

Nucleic acids and proteins are principally made up of which element

a)

NITROGEN

b)

CARBON

c)

SULPHUR

d)

PHOSPHORUS

5.

Sulphur containing compounds in the cell are

a)

NUCLEIC ACIDS

b)

AMINO ACIDS

c)

CARBOHYDRATE

d)

LIPIDS

6.

The macronutrient that is associated with cytochromes, ferrodoxins and acts as co-factor of some enzymes

a)

POTASSIUM

b)

IRON

c)

CALCIUM

d)

MAGNESIUM

7.

The macronutrient present in ATP energy molecule is

a)

MAGNESIUM

b)

CALCIUM

c)

PHOSPHORUS

d)

IRON

8.

Diatoms synthesize their cell wall with this micronutrient

a)

SILICA

b)

ZINC

c)

CALCIUM

d)

MOLYBDENUM

9.

The organisms which can use reduced inorganic compounds as electron donors are known as

a)

PHOTOTROPHS

b)

LITHOTROPHS

c)

CHEMOTROPHS

d)

ORGANOTROPHS

10.

Which of the following amino acids require sulphur for their synthesis?

a)

TRYPTOPHAN

b)

METHIONINE

c)

CYSTEINE

d)

METHIONINE & CYSTEINE

11.

Which of the following bacteria does not belong to photolithoautotrophy nutritional class?

a)

Thiomargarita namibiensis

b)

Purple sulfur bacteria

c)

Green sulfur bacteria

d)

Cyanobacteria

12.

Nitrifying bacteria belongs to the nutritional class of_______

a)

Chemoorganotrophy

b)

Photolithotrophy

c)

Chemolithotrophy

d)

Chemoorganotrophy

13.

Which of the following species falls under the category of hydrogen-producing bacteria?

a)

Thiobacillus thiooxidans

b)

Nitrosomonas europaea

c)

Nitrobacter winogradskyi

d)

Alkaligenes eutrophus

14.

Special type of chlorophyll present in purple sulfur bacteria is

a)

chlorophyll

b)

bacteriochlorophyll

c)

xanthophyll

d)

carotenoid

15.

Green sulfur bacteria has a special chlorophyll called

a)

chlorophyll

b)

bacteriochlorophyll

c)

bacteriviridin

d)

xanthophyll

16.

Iron bacteria utilize iron in the form of

a)

Fe

b)

Fe2+

c)

Fe3+

d)

FeSo4

17.

Organisms that live on dead and decaying matter are called

a)

holotrophs

b)

saprotrophs

c)

symbionts

d)

parasites

18.

Microorganisms that can shift between their modes of nutrition

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Holotrophs

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Mixotrophs

19.

Movement of molecules from a region of higher concnetration to lower concentration

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Translocation

20.

Passive diffusion requires the help of these molecules to facilitate uptake

a)

enzymes

b)

lipids

c)

permeases

d)

co-factors

21.

Substrate binding proteins are present in

a)

proton gradient transport

b)

ABC transporter

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Sodium ion gradient

22.

Movement of two molecules in the same direction

a)

Uniport

b)

Symport

c)

Antiport

d)

Multiport

23.

Sodium ion gradient is an example of what type of transport

a)

Uniport

b)

Symport

c)

Antiport

d)

Both Symport and Antiport

24.

Identify the transport mechanism

a)

Passive diffusion

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Active transport

d)

Proton gradient

25.

A bacteria uses sulphur as source of energy and hydrogen sulphide as source of electron donor. What is its mode of nutrition?

a)

Photolithotroph

b)

Chemolithotroph

c)

Chemoorganotroph

d)

Photoorganotroph