11.
The total biomass of an organism will be determined by the nutrient present in the lowest concentration relative to the organism’s requirements is a statement of
A. Liebig’s law of the minimum
B. Shelford’s law of tolerance
C. quorum sensing
D. Heisenberg’s principle of uncertainty
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
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12.
The growth is normally expressed as __________ in turbidimetric measurement
A. cells per ml
B. cfu/ml
C. optical density
D. mg N2 /ml
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
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13.
Which of the following organisms typically get their carbon for biosynthesis from carbon dioxide?
A. Glucose-fermenting bacteria (fermentation)
B. Anaerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (anaerobic respiration)
C. Aerobic, glucose-respiring bacteria (aerobic respiration)
D. Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (chemolithotrophic bacteria)
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
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14.
An organism that expends energy to grow in a habitat with a low water activity in order to maintain internal solute concentrations to retain water is
A. osmotolerant
B. acidophile
C. aerotolerant anaerobe
D. alkalophile
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
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15.
The straightforward method of binary fission explains how bacteria
A. grow in nutrient agar
B. evolve
C. move
D. reproduce
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
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