Microbes In Aquatic Environment(Microbiology ) Questions and Answers
Question 1. The Redfield ratio is an index of concentration of
carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
carbon, phosphorous and sulfur
nitrogen, potassium and iron
carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous
Question 2. The sulfur pearl of Namibia, Thiomargarita namibiensis
is the worlds smallest bacterium
stores high concentrations of nitrate in a huge internal vacuole which takes up 98% of the organisms volume
Both (a) and (b)
is the worlds largest bacterium
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Both (a) and (b)
Question 3. Chemical precipitation of phosphorus is
secondary treatment
both (a) and (b)
primary treatment
tertiary treatment
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> tertiary treatment
Question 4. Removal of solids is generally considered as a
Primary treatment
None of these
Tertiary treatment
Secondary treatment
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Primary treatment
Question 5. All of the following species are considered coliforms except
Enterobacter aerogenes
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Escherichia coli
Salmonella typhi
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Salmonella typhi
Question 6. Metabolism of dissolved organic material released by phytoplankton allows heterotrophic bacteria to become part of the particulate organic matter that is passed up the food web to be metabolized and released as mineral elements and CO2 at each transfer. This sentence describes the
Gibbs free energy
Winogradsky column
microbial loop
Redfield ratio
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> microbial loop
Question 7. The amount of oxygen dissolved in hypolimnion water in the winter is __________ to/than the amount of oxygen dissolved in hypolimnion water in the summer
half
greater
approximately equal to
lesser
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> greater
Question 8. Hyphomycete fungi
produce nonmotile tetaradiate conidia
both (a) and (b)
None of these
grow in leaves and the infected leaves are the preferred food source for some aquatic insects
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> both (a) and (b)
Question 9. Loss of carbon through the microbial loop in oligotrophic environments is __________ to/than the loss of carbon through the microbial loop in copiotrophic environments.
half
approximately equal
lesser
greater
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> greater
Question 10. Coliforms are used as indicator organisms because
they are present wherever enteric pathogens are present
a testing procedure with great specificity is easy to perform