Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter require oxygen for ATP production, they would be classified as ____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Ans: obligate aerobes

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At the time of the voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, experienced sailors could easily identify a tortoise’s island of origin

by the ____, supporting Darwin's observation that animals on different islands varied slightly in form.

a. site it chose to breed b. shape of its shell c. color of its skin d. algae it chose to eat e. courtship it displayed

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Which of these potential results of applying a metabolic poison to the rhizoids of Polytrichum should interfere the least with the ability to draw valid conclusions from this experiment?

A) If, upon dying, the rhizoids leak nitrogenous compounds into the soil before final nitrogen content is measured. B) If, upon dying, decomposition of the rhizoids introduces nitrogenous compounds to the soil before final nitrogen content is measured. C) If the metabolic poison is hydrogen cyanide (HCN) or sodium azide (NaN3), and much of the poison remains in the soil. D) If the metabolic poison acts against the mitochondria of the rhizoid cells. E) If the metabolic poison absorbs nitrogen and strongly adheres to soil particles, acting as a sort of glue.

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In bacteria the RNA polymerase holoenzyme consists of?

a. a sigma subunit and the core polymerase b. a sigma subunit, the core polymerase, and EF-Tu c. the sigma subunit and a ribosome d. the core polymerase and EF-G

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Gluconeogenesis

A) can be accomplished by funneling intermediates from glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and lipid or protein catabolism. B) is an example of biosynthesis. C) is building glucose from non-sugar starting materials. D) is building glucose from non-sugar starting materials and can be accomplished by funneling intermediates from glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and lipid or protein catabolism and an example of biosynthesis. E) is building glucose from non-sugar starting materials and can be accomplished by funneling intermediates from glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and lipid or protein catabolism.

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