Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2.15, Problem 2MQ
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Some Archaea and Bacteria are planktonic and possess the ability to float in the water with the help of gas vesicles. In a given species, the number of gas vesicles present in a cell varies from a few numbers to hundreds. Such vesicles are permeable to various gases, but impermeable to solutes and water. Gas vesicles provide buoyancy to aquatic microbes and allow the microbes to locate themselves in the region suitable for their
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1. Which characteristic would communicate that the organism is a eukaryote? (12b.DOK 1)
a. The organism can convert solar energy into chemical energy
b. The organism has a structure for movement/mobility
c. The organism has membrane-bound organelles
d. The organism contains DNA
2 Which organism has the following characteristics: heterotrophic, eukaryotic, unicellular or multicellular, cell wall
made of chitin? (12b.DOK 1)
a.
Protist
b.
Plant
C.
archaebacteria
d.
Fungi
3. What is the basic structure of a virus? (12e.DOK 1)
DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat
A capsid surrounded by a protein coat
A head and tail fibers
a.
b.
С.
d.
A tiny cell surrounded by a cell wall
4.
What evidence would best support the argument that a virus is nonliving? (12e.DOK 1)
Its genetic material is not contained in a nucleus.
It lacks mitochondria for the production of energy.
It cannot reproduce without a host.
It does not have a cell wall to give it support and structure.
a.
b.
С.
d.
Q3. Péclet number - We've seen the Péclet number Pé
vl
as a useful metric to
D'
determine if stirring (Pé > 1) is more efficient than diffusion (Pé < 1) for mixing
solutions. "Stirring" here can designate any process which applies a force on the molecules,
resulting in a velocity v.
a) Find the Péclet number for a system of dimension of e
to the scale over which most cellular processes occur.
10 um. This corresponds
b)Find the scale l for which diffusion is just as efficient as electric field for displacing
2-DNA.
Chapter 2 Solutions
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
Ch. 2.1 - Define the terms magnification and resolution.Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.2 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.2 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.2 - How can cells be made to fluoresce?Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.3 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.4 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.5 - How do cocci and rods differ in morphology?
Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.6 - What physical property of cells increases as cells...Ch. 2.6 - How can the small size and haploid genome of...Ch. 2.6 - What are the approximate limits to how small a...Ch. 2.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.7 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.8 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.9 - Compare and contrast simple transporters, the...Ch. 2.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.10 - Why do bacterial cells need cell walls? Do all...Ch. 2.10 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.10 - Prob. 3MQCh. 2.11 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.11 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.11 - Prob. 3MQCh. 2.11 - Prob. 4MQCh. 2.12 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.12 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.12 - Prob. 3MQCh. 2.13 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.14 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.14 - Chapter Review Why would it be impossible for...Ch. 2.14 - Chapter Review How are magnetosomes and the...Ch. 2.15 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.15 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.16 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.16 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.16 - Prob. 3MQCh. 2.17 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.17 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.18 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.18 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.19 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.19 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.19 - Prob. 3MQCh. 2.19 - Chapter Review How does scotophobotaxis differ...Ch. 2.20 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.20 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.20 - Prob. 3MQCh. 2.21 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.21 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.21 - Prob. 3MQCh. 2.22 - Prob. 1MQCh. 2.22 - Prob. 2MQCh. 2.22 - Prob. 3MQCh. 2 - Prob. 1RQCh. 2 - Prob. 2RQCh. 2 - Prob. 3RQCh. 2 - What are the major morphologies of prokaryotic...Ch. 2 - How large can a bacterium be? How small? Why is it...Ch. 2 - Prob. 6RQCh. 2 - Prob. 7RQCh. 2 - Prob. 8RQCh. 2 - Cells of Escherichia coli transport lactose via...Ch. 2 - Prob. 10RQCh. 2 - List several functions of the outer membrane in...Ch. 2 - Prob. 12RQCh. 2 - Prob. 13RQCh. 2 - Prob. 14RQCh. 2 - Prob. 15RQCh. 2 - In a few sentences, indicate how the bacterial...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17RQCh. 2 - Prob. 18RQCh. 2 - Contrast the mechanism for motility in...Ch. 2 - Prob. 20RQCh. 2 - Prob. 21RQCh. 2 - List at least three features of eukaryotic cells...Ch. 2 - Prob. 23RQCh. 2 - Prob. 24RQCh. 2 - Prob. 25RQCh. 2 - Describe the major functions of the endoplasmic...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1AQCh. 2 - Prob. 2AQCh. 2 - Assume you are given two cultures, one of a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4AQCh. 2 - Assume you are given two cultures of rod-shaped...
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