Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
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Chapter 11, Problem 10MCQ
Summary Introduction
Introduction:
Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic bacteria which belongs to Eubacteria kingdom. Cyanophyta is a phylum which produced energy through photosynthesis. It is a gram negative bacteria produce characteristic pigment gives blue green coloration.
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The methanogens:_______
A. are part of the domain Archaea AND appear only in aerobic environments.
B. oxidize hydrogen gas to produce methane AND appear only in aerobic environments.
C. use oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor AND appear only in aerobic environments.
D. use oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor AND oxidize hydrogen gas to produce methane.
E. are part of the domain Archaea AND oxidize hydrogen gas to produce methane.
Plantlike photosynthesis that releases O2 occurs in (A) cyanobacteria. (B) archaea. (C) gram-positive bacteria. (D) chemoautotrophic bacteria.
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They are both believed to originally be Eubacteria
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They are both double-membrane structures.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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