Photoheterotrophs Hydrogen Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions Oxidative phosp
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Question
Photoheterotrophs
Hydrogen
Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions
Oxidative phosphorylation
Plasmids
Acidophiles
Chemoautotrophs
Complex
Diploid
CFU
Symbiosis
Catabolism
Barophiles
Proton Motive Force
Oxidized
Hydroxyl radicals
Chemiosmosis
Singlet oxygen
Transposons
Activation energy
Axenic
Transformation
Glycolysis
Defined
Operon
Generation Time
Reduced
Hyperthermophiles
Substitutions
Chemostat
Match the words on the right column with the definitions in the left column
The electron acceptor is said to be becomes more negatively charged
Extrachromosomal DNA
Molecular oxygen with electrons that have been boosted to a higher energy state, during aerobic metabolism
A single nucleotide base pair is substituted for another
Splitting of a glucose molecule in a series of 10 steps that results in two molecules of pyruvic acid a net gain of 2 ATP and 2 NADH molecules
Colony-Forming Unit
Pure cultures
Breakdown of nutrient molecules and the release of energy
Organisms that live under extreme pressure
Most reactive of the four toxic forms of oxygen
The electron donor loses an electron
A competent recipient cell takes up DNA from the environment
Proton gradient that is produced results in the synthesis of ATP
Device used to maintain a microbial culture in a particular phase of microbial population growth
Microbes that require temperatures above 80°C.
Medium for which the precise chemical composition is known
Phosphorylation of ADP using inorganic phosphate and energy from respiration.
Microbes that grow best in acidic environments
Two copies of each chromosome
DNA segments that contain palindromic sequences known as inverted repeats (IR)
Electrochemical gradient of protons that has potential energy
Medium that contains a variety of growth factors and can support a wider variety of microorganisms
Consists of a promoter, an adjacent regulatory operator, a series of genes whose expression is controlled by a regulatory gene located elsewhere
Acquire energy from light
Enzymes catalyze reactions by lowering the amount of energy required to initiate a chemical reaction
Reactions involve the transfer of electrons
Use carbon dioxide as a carbon source but catabolize organic molecules for energy.
Organisms live in close nutritional or physical contact, becoming interdependent
The time required for a bacterial cell to grow and divide
Bonds between complementary bases of nucleic acids
A.Photoheterotrophs
B.Hydrogen
C.Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions
D.Oxidative phosphorylation
E.Plasmids
F.Acidophiles
G.Chemoautotrophs
H.Complex
I.Diploid
J.CFU
K.Symbiosis
L.Catabolism
M.Barophiles
N.Proton Motive Force
O.Oxidized
P.Hydroxyl radicals
Q.Chemiosmosis
R.Singlet oxygen
S.Transposons
T.Activation energy
U.Axenic
V.Transformation
W.Glycolysis
X.Defined
Y.Operon
Z.Generation Time
AA.Reduced
AB.Hyperthermophiles
AC.Substitutions
AD.Chemostat
Explanation / Answer
A. Photoheterotrophs-------------Acquire energy from light
C.Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions------------Molecular oxygen with electrons that have been boosted to a higher energy state, during aerobic metabolism
E. Plasmids-----------Extrachromosomal DNA
F. Acidophiles--------------Microbes that grow best in acidic environments
I. Diploid------------- Two copies of each chromosome
J. CFU---------------Colony-Forming Unit
L. Catabolism--------------Breakdown of nutrient molecules and the release of energy
M. Barophiles------------Organisms that live under extreme pressure
R. Singlet oxygen--------------Most reactive of the four toxic forms of oxygen
S. Transposons-----------DNA segments that contain palindromic sequences known as inverted repeats (IR)
W. Glycolysis--------------Splitting of a glucose molecule in a series of 10 steps that results in two molecules of pyruvic acid a net gain of 2 ATP and 2 NADH molecules
AB. Hyperthermophiles---------------Microbes that require temperatures above 80°C.
AD. Chemostat------------------Pure cultures