MBIO 3401 TTU EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Microbial Nutrition
- macronutrients
Answer:
C, O, H, N, P, S
Question:
2. Microbial Nutrition
- Cations for proteins
Answer:
Mg2+, Ca2+, Fe2+, K+
Question:
3. Microbial Nutrition
- micronutrients
Answer:
Co, Cu, Mn, Zn
Question:
4. autotroph
Answer:
fix carbon dioxide and assemble into organic molecules (mainly sugars). (e.g. photoautotrophs,
chemolithoautotrophs/lithotrophs)
Question:
5. heterotroph
Answer:
organisms that cannot make their own food and must feed on other organisms for energy and nutrients
Question:
6. phototrophs
Answer:
get energy from light
Question:
7. chemotrophs
Answer:
get energy from oxidation-reduction reactions
Question:
8. lithotrophs
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Microbial Nutrition
- macronutrients
Answer:
C, O, H, N, P, S
Question:
2. Microbial Nutrition
- Cations for proteins
Answer:
Mg2+, Ca2+, Fe2+, K+
Question:
3. Microbial Nutrition
- micronutrients
Answer:
Co, Cu, Mn, Zn
Question:
4. autotroph
Answer:
fix carbon dioxide and assemble into organic molecules (mainly sugars). (e.g. photoautotrophs,
chemolithoautotrophs/lithotrophs)
Question:
5. heterotroph
Answer:
organisms that cannot make their own food and must feed on other organisms for energy and nutrients
Question:
6. phototrophs
Answer:
get energy from light
Question:
7. chemotrophs
Answer:
get energy from oxidation-reduction reactions
Question:
8. lithotrophs