Describe how ATP can be used as a tool forestimating total bacterial numbers in a given watersample

Q: Where might you expect to find nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

A: Nitrogen acts as a limiting factor in plant growth. A large amount of nitrogen is required to…

Q: What should be the appropriate oxygen gradient for an algae to grow in an bottle culture (water…

A: Algae use light energy to convert inorganic substances into organic matter substances through a…

Q: How do diatoms and dinoflagellates differ?

A: Diatoms Dinoflagellates A type of phytoplankton having a hardened silica external cell wall. A…

Q: Which process is only carried out by prokaryotes eutrophication   weathering of phosphate rich…

A: Prokaryotes are usually microbes which are single celled structure visible only under microscope.…

Q: Compare and contrast the general nutrient uptake mechanisms (metabolic diversity) observed in both…

A: Archaea Archaea are microorganisms belonging to domain prokaryotes since this lack a true nucleus.…

Q: Contrast chemoautotrophs and chemoheterotrophs as to carbonand energy sources and other unique…

A: Introduction: Chemoautotrophs are organisms obtaining food from carbon dioxide as organic compounds…

Q: The diatoms are a group of the algae characterised by having a silica cell wall. Give an overview of…

A: A diatom is a single-celled photosynthetic organism, which means it produces its own food in the…

Q: A batch reactor was initially filled with organic substrate (S0) with an equivalent concentration of…

A: Bioreactor is the equipment used for the production of biomass. Cells consume substrate and multiply…

Q: Give examples of cereal/legume product that is fermented by mold

A: The most important source of carbohydrates, proteins, fiber, proteins, and dietary nutrients are…

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: List 4 factors that could be constants for the degradation of coral experiment (looking at acidity).

A: Coral reefs are huge underwater constructions made up of the bones of colonial marine invertebrates.…

Q: Give three examples of energy sources used by chemolithotrophs.

A: Introduction  Organisms can be classified into two on the basis of their food production. Autotrophs…

Q: Write a short note on Micro algae used in biogenic C02 capture systems?

A: Biogenic Carbon dioxides are  the emissions  from a stationary source resulting from the combustion…

Q: You are getting ready to wash a car. You have a dry sponge and a bucket full of pure water only. You…

A: A hypotonic solution is a solution with a low concentration of solute and higher concentration of…

Q: Describe the effect of using Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) on the shelf life of fish and…

A: It is defined as modifying or changing the atmosphere around the product by replacing the air inside…

Q: Predict some characteristics that would describe niches occupied by green and purple photosynthetic…

A: Answer: Introduction: Purple bacteria or purple photosynthetic bacteria are phototrophic, can make…

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: Describe the major members of the planktonic community. Describe the eff ects on the upper trophic…

A: Planktons are the aquatic organism which cannot swim on their own but swim along with the tides or…

Q: How Efficient Is EnergyTransfer in a Salt MarshEcosystem?

A: All living organisms require energy for growth, maintenance, and reproduction. Ecosystem is…

Q: Compare environmental, economic, & social effects of large-scale algal oil production?

A: Algae oil or fuel uses algae species for the production of oil. Oil production in algae is a way of…

Q: Give examples of free-living and symbiotic nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. Are these prokaryotic or…

A: Cell is the basic unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be prokaryotic or…

Q: Competitive exclusion is rarely observed in ecosystems. Propose an explanation for this.

A: An ecosystem is a community of different species of living organisms and their physical environment.…

Q: By using apporopiate examples,discuss three ecological roles of bacteria

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Q: Compare and contrast the characteristics and habitats of the extreme halophiles and extreme…

A: Microbiology is the study of microorganisms that are invisible to the naked eye. The microorganisms…

Q: If a population of mold spores tripled in 12 hours, what is the growth rate? If there were 350 mold…

A: The growth rate refers to the rate at which a population or quantity increases over a specific…

Q: A bloom of dinoflagellates is discovered in Tampa Bay. Sampling on Thursday morning indicates an…

A: The above given question talks about the exponential growth of the dinoflagellates. Exponential…

Q: Diff erentiate various groups of photosynthetic bacteria.

A: Photosynthesis is a process through which various plants and other organisms such as algae and…

Q: Abacteria isolated from Yellowstone National Park is found to use the chemical methane as a food…

A: Chemotrophs are organisms whose energy source is obtained by the oxidation of inorganic…

Q: an plankton density be a proxy measure of primary productivity? Explain.

A: The rate at which photosynthesis transforms light energy into organic materials is known as primary…

Q: At what rate can algae incorporate carbon in open pond system?

A: The most popular form of algae cultivation conditions is an open pond system, which is used to…

Q: Find Equations of Populations That Obey the Law of Uninhibited Growth

A: The law of exponential growth or uninhibited growth determines the change in the number of cells ( A…

Q: Describe the two most common symbiotic relationships algae are found in.

A: Introduction  Symbiosis is a close association between two different kinds of organisms. The…

Q: How Bio film formation takeplace to destructand threatened theorganisms, also discuss its beneficial…

A: Biofilm is a complex aggregation of microorganisms that consists of multiple layers of cells…

Q: Gossypium spp. are the source of which of the following? O wool O jute O rayon cotton O linen

A: Various types of fibers are utilized for making clothing. These fibers can be obtained from plant or…

Q: Compare and contrast the relationship between Rhizobium and Agrobacterium spp. and plants

A: Rhizobium sp. are gram-negative endosymbiotic bacteria seen in close relationship with legumes.…

Q: Give an example of An organism of benthic zone.

A: The benthic zone begins at the shore and extends to the bottom of a water body. It is found all over…

Q: a role in this species' How does the fluid mosaic model play metabolism? Provide an example.

A: In the complete mosaic model, there is a lipid bilayer with a hydrophilic head part and this is the…

Q: Explain all major food processing plants should develop and use similar Gills Onions AERS.

A: Food processing uses procedures that combine chemical and physical processes to transform uncooked…