Microbiology - Growth and Nutrition of Bacteria

Exercise : Growth and Nutrition of Bacteria - Section 1
  • Growth and Nutrition of Bacteria - Section 1
11.
The total biomass of an organism will be determined by the nutrient present in the lowest concentration relative to the organism's requirements is a statement of
Liebig's law of the minimum
Shelford's law of tolerance
quorum sensing
Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty
Answer: Option
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12.
The growth is normally expressed as __________ in turbidimetric measurement
cells per ml
cfu/ml
optical density
mg N2 /ml
Answer: Option
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13.
Which of the following organisms typically get their carbon for biosynthesis from carbon dioxide?
Glucose-fermenting bacteria (fermentation)
Anaerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (anaerobic respiration)
Aerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (aerobic respiration)
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (chemolithotrophic bacteria)
Answer: Option
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14.
An organism that expends energy to grow in a habitat with a low water activity in order to maintain internal solute concentrations to retain water is
osmotolerant
acidophile
aerotolerant anaerobe
alkalophile
Answer: Option
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15.
The straightforward method of binary fission explains how bacteria
grow in nutrient agar
evolve
move
reproduce
Answer: Option
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