Question 1
What mechanism describes the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane?
Question 2
What is the primary function of nitrogen for microbes?
Question 3
How do saprobes acquire nutrients?
Question 4
What is the main difference between passive and active transport in microbes?
Question 5
What are macronutrients, and why are they essential for microbial growth?
Question 6
In microbial reproduction by binary fission, what is the generation time?
Question 7
Which microbes thrive best at high CO2 levels?
Question 8
In symbiotic relationships, what characterizes commensalism?
Question 9
How do photoautotrophs obtain their energy source?
Question 10
What reproductive strategy is primarily used by most microbes?
Question 11
Which type of anaerobes are killed by the presence of oxygen?
Question 12
Which elemental nutrient is crucial for synthesizing nucleic acids and enzymes?
Question 13
What distinguishes hypertonic environments regarding osmotic pressure?
Question 14
During which phase of the growth curve do microbial populations experience rapid, exponential growth?
Question 15
Which type of microbes prefer a temperature range of 45-80°C?
Question 16
What phase of the microbial growth curve involves no increase in population as bacteria adjust to new conditions?
Question 17
Which of the following microbes would prefer environments with high salt concentration?