Topic 2.5 - Chemotrophy

What will be an ideal response?


•How do microbes use thermodynamics to move electrons between molecules?
•Why can microbes use lots of other compounds beside oxygen to breath?
•How do microbes store energy created from electron movement in cells?

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Comparatively greater energy is released when

A. carbon dioxide is the final electron acceptor. B. hydrogen is the final electron acceptor. C. nitrate is the final electron acceptor. D. oxygen is the final electron acceptor.

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What type of tissue lines the intestines, blood vessels, and bronchiole tubes?

A) Muscle B) Nervous C) Epithelial D) Connective

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How is a mutation distinguished from the broader concept of "DNA damage"?

a. DNA damage occurs from chemicals, and mutations are biological mistakes. b. Mutations are always heritable. c. Mutations are always lethal; DNA damage is lethal only sometimes. d. All of the above are true.

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Both energy and chemicals cycle through an ecosystem.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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