Biosynthesis: Lecture summary
What will be an ideal response?
•Multiple pathways are used to fix CO2, and likely evolved under different conditions
•Biosynthesis spends energy, so microbes have evolved controls over production
•Precursors to biosynthesis are generated from catabolic reactions
•Fatty acids are synthesized via enzyme complexes (not ribosomes), as are other primary and secondary biopolymers used by humans
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A) Molecular collisions in the drink increase. B) Kinetic energy in the liquid water decreases. C) A calorie of heat energy is transferred from the ice to the water of the drink. D) The specific heat of the water in the drink decreases. E) Evaporation of the water in the drink increases.
Which rickettsial disease can lead to endocarditis?
A) Q fever B) typhus C) Rocky Mountain spotted fever D) scrub typhus
Serratia marcescens are red when incubated at 37?C
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
After two months, Paine repeated the sampling. In this experiment, he is sampling the
__________.
a. biodiversity b. first trophic level c. energy pyramids d. ecological niche