The role microbes play in the environment is an important question to microbiologists.   Explain how a firm understanding of chemical bonds and chemical reactions is crucial to answering this question.

Q: List three (3) advantages microbes have when living in a biofilm, as compared to planktonic growth.…

A: Some bacteria live in the group/aggregates and form a strong structural network, that provides lots…

Q: Explain how acellular microbes and cellular microbes are classified into groups according to…

A: Microorganisms are very tiny organisms that are visible only under microscope. There are large…

Q: Bacterial growth depends on many environmental factors, including the temperature of the…

A: The aseptic technique is a method used to prevent the contamination of the culture from the…

Q: Which of the following is not one of the six major elements microbes need tosurvive, grow, and…

A: Microbes are small, unicellular, and microscopic organisms. They can be bacteria, viruses, or fungi.…

Q: List and explain three key roles of microorganisms

A: Unicellular prokaryotic organisms containing primitive nucleus that can survive under all kind of…

Q: Why are some microorganisms capable of utilizing certain carbohydrates and some are not?  Answer…

A: Carbohydrates are the macromolecules ,which are require by cell for their structural and functional…

Q: Why do microbes need the following elements? In what molecules do you find these elements?…

A: Microorganisms need a sufficient supply of water and other substances including mineral elements,…

Q: Write a descriptive introduction or brief introduction about Microbial Motility/Determination of…

A: Some microbes are motile and some are not. Motility helps them to avoid danger and to obtain…

Q: What do you mean by obligate aerobes? Give some examples.

A: There are two types of organisms- Aerobic and Anaerobic depending on the need of oxygen. Aerobic-…

Q: Compartmentation occurs through biomolecule self-assembly in order to: isolate from the bulk…

A: A, b and C

Q: Describe the range of temperatures a microbe can function within.

A: Temperature is very a crucial abiotic parameter for all the living organisms. In case of microbes,…

Q: Discuss the range of associations among microorganisms and their basic qualities.

A: Microbes can live in association with other microorganisms or with plants and animals. This type of…

Q: Microbes are found mostly in topsoil, but some are found miles deep in bedrock. Nutritionally, how…

A: Microbes or microorganisms are single-cell organisms that can be observed by using a microscope.…

Q: Classifying microorganisms poses a greater challenge compared to higher organisms largely because

A: Ans. It was more difficult to distinguish prokaryotic and eukaryotic protests. They are far more…

Q: cribes an organism as a chemoheterotrophic, aerotolerant, mesophilic, facultatively halophilic…

A: to explain: The metabolic and structural characteristics of a cell from a "chemoheterotrophic,…

Q: Most living organisms cannot survive at temperature above 45°C. How are some microbes able to live…

A: Mesophile is an organism that grows best in moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold. Cold…

Q: Describe what is meant by the term "superorganism" and provide an example.

A: SuperorganismA superorganism is a complex entity formed by the cooperation of numerous individuals,…

Q: Gamma rays and X-rays are effective in killing microorganisms because they: a. damage DNA b.…

A: Answer:- b. dislodge electrons from atoms, creating ions.

Q: Microorganisms are needed in wastewater treatment facility to do the actual breakdown and removal of…

A: Wastewater or sewage is treated by a consortium of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms. Aerobic…

Q: Which statement describes how phenolic compounds control microbe growth? They cause protein…

A: Phenolic compounds consist of phenol like compounds. They are persistent on the surface and are less…

Q: Prokaryotes are all around us. What experiment can be Developed to visualize these microbes from an…

A: Prokaryotic cells are single-celled having unicellular organisms.

Q: what type of chemical eliminates microbes by mechanically transporting them away

A: Surfactants are compounds that cause wetting action between surface and dirt or microbes. These…

Q: Describe how each of the following physical factors affect microbial growth and aid in…

A: Microbial growth It is defined as an enhancement in the number of cells of microbes. there are…

Q: A student analyzing a biomolecular sample identified the presence of oxygen, nitrogen, ny- drogen,…

A: Definition: Biomolecules consist of molecules which are produced by cells and living organisms. The…

Q: Louis Pasteur said, “The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely large.” Explain what…

A: What Louis Pasteur said was that, without microbes, life on this planet would not exist or would be…

Q: Besides being able to tolerate a range of pH some bacteria change their environment by producing…

A: Due to metabolic activities of the bacteria/microbes, different bye-products are produced which…

Q: Zone of inhibition for each antibiotic Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average Sample A (mm) 22 21 21 21.3…

A: Antibiotic Sensitivity Test ( AST ) is a test used to evaluate the efficacy of certain antibiotic…

Q: A newly discovered microorganism has been studied and is being called a chemolithoautotroph. Dissect…

A: "Chemo" refers to chemicals and "litho" refers to rock or inorganic compounds. Therefore…

Q: do a bit of research to find a microbe that also has odd growth requirements (i.e. it can break down…

A: Introduction : A microbe is a tiny living entity that can only be observed under a microscope. Some…

Q: Which of the following is the best definition of the word extremophile? O bacteria that can…

A: Extremophile are those organisms that lives in extremr environmental cinditions like extreme…

Q: Microbes are exposed to a wide variety of environmental factors that affect growth and survival. By…

A: Microbes can withstand various kinds of environmental stress. Their ability to survive under…

Q: Write two reasons cooked food may get contaminated.

A: Contamination is a process by which food becomes unsuited for human consumption since this gets…

Q: why microbes being small is significant?

A: Microbes are very minute organisms that are difficult to be observed by our naked eye. It includes…

Q: What are five different categories of chemical agents utilized in order to control microbes?  2.…

A: Microorganisms are microscopic organisms that are present as unicellular, multicellular, or cell…

Q: List three environmental factors that influence microbes and discuss why these factors are important…

A: The environment has a significant impact on the growth of microorganisms. As microorganisms are…

Q: Sterility: O is achieved by most disinfectants and antiseptics (i.e., chemical agents) O is achieved…

A: Sterilization is the process of complete elimination or destruction of all life forms where as…

Q: A chemical, produced by a microbe to inhibit the growth of other microbes, is isolated and then…

A: Microbes are prokaryotic organisms which live with other microbes in an environment. Some microbes…

Q: When applying a disinfectant to kill microbes, our bead experiment showed that what two factors…

A: The disinfectants are the compounds that destroys or inactivates the microbes given it is on an…

Q: Which of the following regarding controlling microbial growth is true? a) Microbial death rate…

A: Any microscopic organisms are classified as microbes that can causes serious pathogenesis in human,…

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