Chapter 7 ● What types of nutrients do microbes require, and where are they obtained? What are the different nutritional types, and where do they obtain their carbon and energy? What are the various types of passive and active transport, and how do they work? ● ●

Q: escribe the features of the fluid mosaic model of the cell membrane

A: A cell's plasma membrane, also called the cell membrane, provides protection. It also keeps a…

Q: 4. A bacterium is suddenly expelled from a warm human intestine into the cold world outside (hey,…

A: The characteristic of the cell membrane known as cell membrane fluidity enables it to change its…

Q: How do microorganisms adapt to hypotonic and hypertonic environments?

A: Introduction: A hypotonic solution is one which has less solute concentration compared to that…

Q: How does the membrane of an oil body differ from that of the plasmamembrane:

A: Oil bodies are found predominantly in the seeds of plants as well as in some fruits, such as olives…

Q: 25. For a Paramecium shifted from from a hypo-osmotic to an iso-osmotic environment, you would…

A: Vacuoles are membrane-bound organelles present in eukaryotic cells. While plants have one single…

Q: Antibiotics can interfere with ATP production through the electron transport chain. State which…

A: Anti-microbials can disturb ATP generation by interfering with the electron transport chain, which…

Q: The cell wall of an organism provides (choose all that apply) a way to resist expansion when in…

A: Most of the prokaryotic organisms like bacteria and eukaryotic organism like fungi and plants have…

Q: How are the three types of passive transport the similar?

A: Passive transport is a kind of transport that takes place without the use of energy. Here molecules…

Q: Compare and contrast archaeal and bacterial cell envelopes in terms of their structure, molecular…

A: Archaebacteria differs from the modern bacteria in a fact that they are primitive bacteria which may…

Q: Describe the process used by a saprobic microbe to transport food particles. How does this compare…

A: The saprobic microbes feed on the dead and decaying organic matter. They feed on organic matter and…

Q: Draw a diagram that compares and contrasts types of passive and active transport.

A: Molecules move from outside of cell to inside of the cell and vice versa .via this transport…

Q: which portions of a bacterial cell aid the ability to a bacterium to cause infections?

A: The question is about the structure of bacteria which helps in causing infections.

Q: two major functions of the endoplasmic reticulum are -phagocytosis -detoxification, packaging -ATP…

A: The endoplasmic reticulum is a complex system of continuous membranes which creates a series of…

Q: How does an Agrobacterium cell “grow?” What is the purpose of this growth

A: H. J. Conn named Agrobacterium, a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that causes plant cancers through…

Q: What are inhibitor of cell wall biosysthesis, Inhibitor protein systhesis, nucleic acid synthesis,…

A: The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of the body. The body uses the cell for…

Q: Explain how prokaryotic cells obtain nutrients and how thisprocess puts constraints on their size.

A: Prokaryotic cells are simple cells that do not have a true or a membrane-bound nucleus. These…

Q: Identify the shape of the cell indicated by the arrow. 0000000

A: Epithelial tissues are one of the four major tissue types in the human body (the rest 3 are muscle…

Q: How is the bacteria cell structurally different from both the amoeba and the epithelial cell?

A: A cell is the most basic and smallest life form. It can live independently to form a unicellular…

Q: Which part of a cell allows nutrients and other material to enter or leave the cell ?

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Q: 47.  When a scientist perceives substance moving from an area of high to low concentration, which…

A: Transport of substances in and out of the cell is important. It is a highly selective process and…

Q: What features of membranes make them selectively permeable?

A: Cell is a structural and functional unit of living organisms. Several cells joined together to form…

Q: How will you relate transport mechanism to your daily living?

A: Membrane transport describes a group of transport processes that regulate how ions and other solutes…

Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.