WorksheetsActivity for 12/4/2023 class-Microbial metabolism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which metabolic pathway that most monosaccharides can enter after conversion?
(a)
Sucrose is composed of __________ and ___________
Fructose
Glucose
Maltose
Galactose
Under anoxic conditions, P. denitrificans uses ______________ as its electron acceptor
nitrate ion
nitrite ion
sulfate ion
Paracoccus denitrificans is a (a) bacterium
Anaerobic respiration produces more ATP than aerobic respiration
True
False
Triglycerides are hydrolyzed by lipases to produce _________
Glycogen
Glycerol
Amino acids
Fatty acids
(a) is the removal of amino group from amino acid
Nitrification is a two-step oxidation process of ammonium and ammonia to nitrate. Which species is oxidizing nitrites to nitrates?
Pseudomonas sp.
Nitrosomonas sp.
Nitrobacter sp.
Aeromonas sp.
Chemolitotrophic microbes use _________ as the electron source and ______ as the energy source
organic molecules, light
reduced inorganic molecules, light
reduced inorganic molecules, oxidation of chemical compounds
organic molecules, oxidation of chemical compounds
Heterotrophic bacteria reduced organic molecules from other organisms as their carbon source
True
False
