Compare the mechanisms by which most eukaryotic cells acquire nutrients with those used by bacteria and archaea. What are the implications in terms of survival in different habitats and competition between eukaryotic microbes such as protists and bacteria and archaea?

Q: What are the two types of cells that help cyanobacteria live on "thin air" and water? What are the…

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Q: Briefly discuss the ways in which cyanobacteria reproduce.

A: Step 1 Cyanobacteria are Gram-negative oxygenic photoautotrophs that have a procaryotic…

Q: The concept of endosymbiosis as applied to chloroplast and mitochondria found in eukaryotes: a) is…

A: Endosymbiosis is a kind of relationship in which one organism enters in an another organism. The…

Q: Pathways include the complete glycolytic pathway, the citric acid cycle and Electron Transport…

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Q: Explain two ways in which archaea metabolize inorganiccompounds in extreme environments.

A: Archaea Bacteria is facultative and strictly anaerobic with the cell wall made up of peptidoglycan.…

Q: Why are marine cyanobacteria so amazingly successful?

A: Cyanobacteria are also called blue-green algae and they of an ancient group of photosynthetic…

Q: What type of organism is the cyanobacteria Microcoleus Vaginatus? Is it free-living?…

A: The cyanobacteria Microcoleus vaginatus appears to be a suitable model organism for the evaluation…

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Q: List some genera of free-living and symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

A: Nitrogen-fixing bacteria are microorganisms that convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into a…

Q: List the major modes of nutrition used by prokaryotic species

A: major modes of nutrition used by prokaryotic species are:

Q: 1. Describe the processes and organisms involved in the microbial loop. How does energy flow through…

A: The microbial loop has an impact on large-scale ecological processes. This is because it has a…

Q: Explain how various types of algae differ from one another and from other members of the eukaryotic…

A: Algae are the chlorophyll-containing organisms.

Q: Biodiversity I, Part A: Diversity of Bacteria & Archaea Answer the following questions. 1 What are…

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Q: How does secondary endosymbiosis help explain the diversity ofphototrophic eukaryotes?

A: A cell is the fundamental unit of life. All living organisms are made up of one or many cells. The…

Q: Describe the characteristics of cyanobacteria, including how nitrogen-fixing species protect their…

A: Atmospheric nitrogen cannot be utilised directly by plants and animals. For this reason, it has to…

Q: Describe the examples of the four mechanisms aquatic bacteria use to maximize nutrient acquisition…

A: The amount of nutrients that is temporarily or permanently gets biogemochemically transformed is…

Q: Why would archaea that grow in extreme environments be more intensively studied than those that do…

A: Bacteria exhibit unique capabilities of surviving in extreme environments. They are present in the…

Q: 1. What oxygen requirement, or aerotolerance, categories allow for an organism to survive in the…

A: To live, most living things require oxygen. Oxygen aids in the growth, reproduction, and conversion…

Q: Discuss the key features of a protobiont. What distinguishes aprotobiont from a living cell?

A: The features of protobiont are:-

Q: Algal blooms are indicators of healthy nutrient cycles.     A) True   B) False 30. The increase in…

A: An algal bloom, also known as an algae bloom, occurs when the population of algae in freshwater or…

Q: Describe the process used by a saprobic microbe to transport food particles. How does this compare…

A: The saprobic microbes feed on the dead and decaying organic matter. They feed on organic matter and…

Q: What are chemotrophs vs. autotrophs?

A: An autotrophs are primary producers who can produce their own food. Autotrophs are divided into…

Q: Provide some explanations for why the eukaryotic parasites are sowidespread and successful.

A: A parasite is an organism that forms a non-mutual relationship with host in which the parasite gains…

Q: Different species of protist populations were measured in terms of the total volume of cells in a…

A: The competitive exclusion principle states that two species cannot co-exist in the same habitat…

Q: What are the main ecological roles of bacteria?

A: Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that are essential to the existence of all life. They have…

Q: Think about the conditions (temperature, light, pressure, and organic and inorganic materials) that…

A: The response will vary.

Q: Scientists examined the interactions between bacteria and two species of protozoa, Uronema sp. and…

A: Aquatic Ecosystem: Aquatic Ecosystem are communities of plants and animals that live in water. They…

Q: At one time, it was thought that living things could be found only where a moderate range of abiotic…

A: Extremophiles are the organisms that can thrive in extreme environmental conditions such as extreme…

Q: Describe bacterial reproduction, including three mechanisms by which bacteria increase variation.

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Q: What are nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and what role do theyplay in ecosystems?

A: Nitrogen is one of the most important element in an living organism. It is a component of amino…

Q: In endosymbiotic theory, host cells were believed to have ingested smaller individual photosynthetic…

A: Endosynotic theory is a theory which explains the evolution of a Eukaryotic cell from a primitive…