Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 27, Problem 5MC
In the carbon cycle, microbes convert _______.
- a. CO2 into organic material for consumption
- b. CO2 into inorganic material for storage
- c. fossil fuels into usable organic compounds
- d. oxygen into water as a by-product of photosynthesis
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Chapter 27 Solutions
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Ch. 27 - A blogger stated that germs (microorganisms) are...Ch. 27 - Compare human, animal, and plant pathogens that...Ch. 27 - In the environment, nutrients are generally...Ch. 27 - Most chemical elements exist in the environment as...Ch. 27 - In the carbon cycle, microbes convert _______. a....Ch. 27 - In aquatic environments, most microbial life is...Ch. 27 - Of the following characteristics, which would...Ch. 27 - Anammox reactions are _______. a. anaerobic and...Ch. 27 - __ Biofilms of microorganisms form in aquatic...Ch. 27 - __ Cooperation is common among microorganisms...
Ch. 27 - ______ Aquatic microorganisms are more prevalent...Ch. 27 - _______ Abyssal organisms are found near shores of...Ch. 27 - Leaching of compounds from mine tailings often...Ch. 27 - Biogeochemical cycling involves three primary...Ch. 27 - Nitrogen exists primarily as ______ in the...Ch. 27 - Label the general phases in the carbon cycle.Ch. 27 - Prob. 1CTCh. 27 - Prob. 2CT
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