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Describe the role of prokaryotes in biogeochemical cycling of elements.
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Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 27.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 27.1 - Describe classification systems for prokaryotes.Ch. 27.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 27.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 27.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 27.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 27.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 27.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 27.4 - Describe the metabolic strategies employed by...
Ch. 27.4 - Compare and contrast the ways prokaryotes can...Ch. 27.5 - Describe the role of prokaryotes in biogeochemical...Ch. 27.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 27.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 27.6 - Prob. 1LOCh. 27.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 27.6 - Prob. 3LOCh. 27 - Data analysis If the excision of an F plasmid Is...Ch. 27 - Prob. 1IQCh. 27 - Prob. 1UCh. 27 - A bacteria that obtains carbon from the atmosphere...Ch. 27 - Prob. 3UCh. 27 - Bacteria and archaebacteria may be distinguished...Ch. 27 - Prob. 5UCh. 27 - Prob. 6UCh. 27 - Prob. 7UCh. 27 - Prob. 1ACh. 27 - Prob. 2ACh. 27 - Prob. 3ACh. 27 - Prob. 4ACh. 27 - Prob. 5ACh. 27 - Some bacteria are capable of forming NH4+ from...Ch. 27 - Prob. 7ACh. 27 - Prob. 1SCh. 27 - Prob. 2SCh. 27 - Use of multiple antibiotics is not a bad idea if...Ch. 27 - Soil-based nitrogen-fixing bacteria appear to be...
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- Only select prokaryotic organisms can harvest energy from food by oxidative phosphorylation, but can do this in the absence of oxygen. These organisms are using: a) Aerobic respiration b) Carbon fixation c) Fermentation d) Anaerobic respiration e) Photophosphorylationarrow_forwardWhich of the following statements is false regarding the electron donors in prokaryotic metabolism? A) O The use of organic compounds as electron donors is known as chemo-organotrophy. B) OLithotrophy refers to the use of inorganic molecules as electron sources. C) O Photolysis of water provides electrons to phototrophic organisms such as cyanobacteria. D) O Electrons can be obtained from inorganic chemicals such as H2S. E) O Oxygen can serve as an electron donor.arrow_forwardElectron transport chains in the cells of various prokaryotic species can function in the presence of: a) O2 b) CO32- c) SO42- d) NO3- e) All of the above.arrow_forward
- List the pathways used by microbes to fix CO2, noting the types of organisms (eukaryotes, bacteria, archaea) that use each pathwayarrow_forwardExplain why eukaryotes cannot fix nitrogen.arrow_forwardGive examples of free-living and symbiotic nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. Are these prokaryotic or eukaryotic?arrow_forward
- Explain two ways in which archaea metabolize inorganiccompounds in extreme environments.arrow_forwardIn the Prokaryote and in eukaryotes, the chemical reaction (Glucose à 2 pyruvate molecules) represents what process? a) Photosynthesis, b) glycolysis or hydrolysis of glucose, c) Calvin cycle, d) Dehydration Synthesis, e) Krebs Cycle.arrow_forwardBiofuels offer an attractive alternative to fuel, but there are concerns about the resources and logistics of producing mass amounts of corn. Which organism is being considered as an alternative source of biofuel? A) cyanobacteria B) Escherichia coli C) yeast D) algaearrow_forward
- Which of the following types of organisms use an organic source of carbon? a photoautotroph a photoheterotroph a chemoautotroph and a chemoheterotroph a chemoautotropharrow_forward8) Biological catalysts involved in the acceleration of the rate of chemical reactions are called A) catalytic converters. B) growth agents . C) evolutionary molecules D) enzymes .arrow_forwardDescribe the characteristics of cyanobacteria, including how nitrogen-fixing species protect their nitrogenase enzyme from O2arrow_forward
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