Foundations in Microbiology
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Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
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Chapter 26.L2, Problem 4CT
4. Why are organisms in the abyssal zone of the ocean necessarily halophilic, psychrophilic, barophilic, and anaerobic?
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Foundations in Microbiology
Ch. 26.1 - 1. Define microbial ecology and describe what it...Ch. 26.1 - Prob. 2ELOCh. 26.1 - 3. Differentiate between habitat and niche, using...Ch. 26.1 - 1. Present in outline form the levels of...Ch. 26.1 - 2. Compare the concepts of habitat and niche using...Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 4ELOCh. 26.2 - 5. Analyze trophic structures and nutritional...Ch. 26.2 - 6. Outline several types of ecological...Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 26.2 - Prob. 4CYP
Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 5CYPCh. 26.2 - Prob. 6CYPCh. 26.3 - 7. Summarize the main concepts pertaining to...Ch. 26.3 - 8. Discuss the primary participants in and...Ch. 26.3 - 9. Describe the forms in which nitrogen is found...Ch. 26.3 - 10. Indicate the main components of the sulfur and...Ch. 26.3 - Prob. 7CYPCh. 26.3 - Prob. 8CYPCh. 26.3 - Prob. 9CYPCh. 26.3 - Prob. 10CYPCh. 26.3 - 11. Describe nitrogen fixation, ammonification,...Ch. 26.3 - 12. What form of nitrogen is required by plants?...Ch. 26.3 - 13. Summarize the main stages in the cycling of...Ch. 26.3 - 14. Explain the processes of bioaccumulation and...Ch. 26.4 - 11. Describe the structure of soil and how it...Ch. 26.4 - Prob. 12ELOCh. 26.4 - 13. Explain how bioremediation relates to soil and...Ch. 26.5 - Prob. 14ELOCh. 26.5 - 15. Describe the structure of aquatic ecosystems.Ch. 26.5 - 16. Explain how aquatic environments vary in...Ch. 26.5 - 17. Relate the principles involved in water...Ch. 26.5 - Prob. 18ELOCh. 26.5 - 15. Describe the composition of the soil, the...Ch. 26.5 - Prob. 16CYPCh. 26.5 - 17. What are the roles of precipitation,...Ch. 26.5 - 18. What causes the formation of the epilimnion,...Ch. 26.5 - Prob. 19CYPCh. 26.5 - Prob. 20CYPCh. 26.5 - Prob. 21CYPCh. 26.5 - 22. Give specific examples of indicator organisms...Ch. 26.5 - 23. Describe two methods of water analysis.Ch. 26.L1 - 1. Which of the following is not a major...Ch. 26.L1 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 26.L1 - 3. The quantity of available nutrients _______...Ch. 26.L1 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 26.L1 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 26.L1 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 26.L1 - 7. Which of the following bacteria would be the...Ch. 26.L1 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 26.L1 - 9. An oligotrophic ecosystem would be most likely...Ch. 26.L1 - 10. Which of the following does not vary...Ch. 26.L1 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 26.L1 - 2. Increased average water temperature in Lake...Ch. 26.L1 - Prob. 3CSRCh. 26.L1 - Prob. 1WCCh. 26.L1 - Prob. 2WCCh. 26.L1 - Prob. 3WCCh. 26.L1 - 4. Draw a diagram that follows the effects of CO2...Ch. 26.L1 - Prob. 5WCCh. 26.L1 - Prob. 6WCCh. 26.L2 - 1. Biologists can set up an ecosystem in a small,...Ch. 26.L2 - 2. Observe the carbon and nitrogen cycles and...Ch. 26.L2 - Prob. 3CTCh. 26.L2 - 4. Why are organisms in the abyssal zone of the...Ch. 26.L2 - 5. a. What eventually happens to the nutrients...Ch. 26.L2 - 6. If we are to rely on microorganisms to...Ch. 26.L2 - Prob. 1VCCh. 26.L2 - 2. From chapter 8, Figure 8.27. What process does...
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