Describe nitrogen fixation, ammonification, nitrification, and denitrificationand how microbes are involved.

Q: When a microorganism can synthesize its own organic compounds from carbon dioxide when growing on…

A: Microorganism are microscopic organisms, can be unicellular or multicellular, may possess different…

Q: What are the four most important chemical nutrients for microbial growth? O Carbon, copper,…

A: Microbial growth refers to the growth of a population, not to an increase in the size of the…

Q: Contrast chemoautotrophs and chemoheterotrophs as to carbonand energy sources and other unique…

A: Introduction: Chemoautotrophs are organisms obtaining food from carbon dioxide as organic compounds…

Q: Which of the following microorganisms are not derivedfrom human pollution but can be found in water…

A: The small microscopic and unicellular organisms are called microorganisms. There are many types of…

Q: All microorganisms require A) carbon, iron, and sodium. B) phosphorus, aluminum, and sodium. C)…

A: Microorganisms or microbes are microscopic organisms that exist as unicellular, multicellular, or…

Q: Which of the following is not one of the six major elements microbes need tosurvive, grow, and…

A: Microbes are small, unicellular, and microscopic organisms. They can be bacteria, viruses, or fungi.…

Q: Defi ne microbial ecology and describe what it entails.

A: Introduction: Ecology refers to the branch of biology that defines the relationship of one organism…

Q: Where biofilms can be found aside from surfaces . Explain the function of such biofilms to the…

A: A biofilm is a syntrophic consortium of microorganisms in which cells adhere to one another and, in…

Q: Give an example of a single microbial speciescontributing to herbivore nutrition.

A: Microbes are microorganisms, these have certain enzymes that help higher organisms digest their…

Q: Describe the different ecological niches occupied by microbes in soil and how microbes have evolved…

A: An ecological niche is defined as the position in the ecosystem that is occupied by a species. It…

Q: Fill in the blanks. In the Nitrogen cycle, into are responsible for converting denitrifying…

A: Nitrogen cycle is a biogeochemical process which transform the inert nitrogen present in the…

Q: Chemoautotrophs can survive on ____________ alone.a. minerals b. CO2 c. minerals and CO2 d. methane

A: Chemoautotrophs are the organisms that acquire their energy by the oxidation of inorganic or organic…

Q: Describe nitrogen fi xation, ammonifi cation, nitrifi cation, and denitrifi cation and how microbes…

A: The process of reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia is called nitrogen fixation. It can…

Q: The conversion of ammonia to nitrate, known as _______________, is a two-step process performed by…

A: Nitrogen cycling is a biogeochemical cycle that converts atmospheric dinitrogen molecules into…

Q: with the aid of a diagram explain how the hydrogen uptake enzyme makes the nitrogen fixation process…

A: Mutualism, commensalism, predation, parasitism, and competition are the five basic symbiotic…

Q: discuss the organization of the microbial ecosystem

A: Microbiology is the scientific study of unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), and…

Q: Nitrogen fixation is carried out by.

A: Nitrogen fixation is a process in which atmospheric nitrogen is fixed into plant roots by the…

Q: Which process converts ammonium (NH4+ ) into nitrate (NO3− )?a) Nitrogen fixationb) Ammonificationc)…

A: Nitrite removal is even easier, with nitrite being oxidized by the enzyme nitrite oxidoreductase and…

Q: Define saprobe and parasite, and provide microbial examples of each

A: Animals are classified into two types based on the mode of nutrition: autotrophs and heterotrophs.…

Q: Distinguish between nitrogen fixation, ammonification,nitrification, and denitrification

A: Nitrogen Gas that is colorless and odorless. The chemical industry relies on nitrogen. Fertilizers,…

Q: Explain how biofilms form and why they are important

A: A biofilm consist of living microorganisms such as bacteria that live in colony. Biofilm form when…

Q: Why are some microbial habitats unsuitable forplant and animal life?

A: Habitat is a natural environment occupied by all living organisms for the purpose of utilizing…

Q: Bacteria that serve as decomposers are______ . a. photoautotrophs c. chemoautotrophs b.…

A: Living organisms are classified into three major domains of life based on the characteristics of the…

Q: In points, summarize the nitrogen cycle attached below.

A: Nitrogen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is enters and leaves the atmosphere..

Q: Summarize the Nitrogen Cycle attached in points.

A: Nitrogen is an important component of nucleic acids, amino acids and is essential for plant growth.…

Q: How are microbes usedin the bioremediation of contaminated groundwatersites and What is the…

A: We know that due to excessive human activities our natural resource like water is getting…

Q: If you are a farmer and want to increase plant growth without adding artificial fertilizers to yo…

A: The essential  elements are very much important for life, without them functioning of the organism…

Q: Identify microorganisms responsible for nitrogen fixation

A: Nitrogen is a critical limiting element for plant growth and production. It is a major component of…

Q: Explain How can we reduce solid waste through biodegradation?

A: There are various types of wastes generated such as liquid (petroleum products, grease), solid…

Q: Discuss the activities of microbes in the rhizosphere.

A: Rhizosphere is environment where plant roots and microbes interact with each other present in the…

Q: Draw in detail the nitrogen cycle and mention the microbes involved in each stage.

A: Nitrogen cycle involves conversion of free nitrogen that is present in the atmosphere into its…

Q: Draw out the Nitrogen cycle; label nitrogen fixation, decomposers, ammonium, nitrates, uptake by…

A: Introduction: Nitrate ions are absorbed by plants by diffusion and active transport. Nitrogen is…

Q: What type of energy capture would you expect from a bacterium living within the hydrothermal vents?…

A: Hydrothermal vents serve as natural pipeline systems that carry heat and chemicals from the earth's…

Q: Bacteria that require the presence of oxygen are called.. Select one: O A. obligate aerobes B.…

A: Prokaryotes are the primitive organisms that were the first to develop and harness life on Earth.…

Q: Define the following terms:a. nitrogen fixationb. nitrogenasec. nitrogen assimilationd. amino acid…

A: Nitrogen is one of the important chemical components for life forms. It is involved in many forms…

Q: Chemoheterotrophic decomposers are called  A. Saprobes B. Commensals C. Parasites D. Politicians

A: Chemoheterotrophic decomposers are a group of organisms that procure their energy from chemicals of…

Q: Do you think microbes can also be used as source of energy? If yes, how?

A: Microorganisms or microbes are microscopic organisms that exist as unicellular, multicellular, or…

Q: Process where waste materials are digested by microorganisms is called Which term is appropriate for…

A: Microorganisms are the small organism which can be seen by naked eyes and cause diseases. Not all…

Q: B. What effect would the loss of nitrogen fixers have on the nitrogen cycle and the world? Justify…

A: Atmospheric nitrogen is abundant but plants cannot utilize it directly without fixing it and here…

Q: Describe several ways in which microorganisms are important inthe food and agricultural industries.

A: The organisms that are known to exist as single-celled are more precisely known as micrograms or…

Metabolic pathways

Metabolism is defined as the group of life-supporting, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions in organisms. A metabolic pathway is a set of these chemical reactions that involve anabolism (synthesis of complex biomolecules) and catabolism (breakdown of biomolecules into small molecules) that occur inside a cell. Metabolites are the reacting substances, products, and intermediate substances of an enzymatic process that are altered by a series of chemical events catalyzed by enzymes.