MCB2004 Microbiology: Exam 3 Practice Questions Solved Correct Updated.

Microorganisms that derive their nutritional needs from organic compound are called: - Answer chemoheterotrophs A protein may be denatured using which of the following: - Answer all of these A microorganism that lives and grows in the presence of free gaseous oxygen (O2) are called: - Answer aerobic Respiration in which the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain is an inorganic molecule containing sulfate, nitrate, or carbonate is called: - Answer anaerobic respiration Organisms that are able to thrive at temperatures above 80C are: - Answer extreme thermophiles Organisms that have optimum temperatures at approximately body temperature 37C are: - Answer mesophiles The extraction of energy through anaerobic degradation of substrates into simpler, reduced metabolites is called: - Answer fermentation A chemical reaction that occurs with the absorption and storage of surrounding energy is - Answer endergonic The process of DNA replication in which each double DNA molecule contains one original strand and one new strand is called - Answer semi-conservative replication The site of polypeptide synthesis in a cell, composed of RNA and protein is the: - Answer ribosome The point where DNA strands separate and new strands will be synthesized is called: - Answer replication fork A specific segment of DNA that contains the necessary code to make a protein or RNA molecule: - Answer gene