What advantage do proteorhodopsin-containing organisms have over other heterotrophic microbes in the open ocean?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Bacteria that contain proteorhodopsin can obtain energy and therefore persist in the open ocean even when limited by carbon substrates. Other heterotrophic microbes have a more restricted metabolic capacity and therefore are at a disadvantage to proteorhodopsin-containing cells when carbon is the limiting nutrient.

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a. alpha cells b. beta cells c. delta cells d. F cells e. gamma cells

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Genetic experiments have revealed the relationship between the observable traits of an organism, or ________, and the genetic constitution of an organism, or ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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a. species b. genus c. phylums d. kingdoms

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