Choose the correct statement that describes bacterial feeding strategies in the
ID: 300814 • Letter: C
Question
Choose the correct statement that describes bacterial feeding strategies in the developing and mature microbiome: D.Bacteria in the developing microbiome consume complex sugars and degrade them in to simple sugars in their intracellular environment while bacteria in the mature microbiome mostly degrade complex sugars in the extracellular environment and consume the simple sugars that result. A.Humans are born with the greatest amount of unique microorganism Bacterial feeding strategies of the developing microbiome is the same as the mature microbiome B.Bacteria present in the developing microbiome utilize a feeding strategy in which they degrade complex sugars in the extracellular environment and consume the simple sugars that result. C.Bacteria present in the mature microbiome utilize a feeding strategy in which they consume complex sugars and degrade them in to simple sugars in their intracellular environment.
Explanation / Answer
Option B is the correct answer. Bacteria present in the developing microbiome secrets enzymes and degrade complex carbohydrates in to simple sugars and then consume it. In fact most of the bacteria consume simple sugars. Only few bacteria consume disaccharides like sucrose, lactose and they have capability to produce enzymes to break these disaccharides into monosacharrides intracellularly.