MASTERING MICROBIOLOGY TAXONOMY
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Author: BAUMAN
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Chapter 26, Problem 1M
Match each term with its correct definition.
- 1. __ Organisms whose presence in water indicates contamination from feces
- 2. __ Compound produced by a bacterium that kills insects
- 3. Refers to water that is fit to drink
- 4. __ Community of organisms surrounded by polysaccharides and attached to surfaces
- 5. __ Used in the processing of animal wastes; mimics primary and secondary wastewater treatment
- 6. __ Refers to compounds that are resistant to microbial degradation
- 7. __ Water that is not bound by solutes
- 8. __ Refers to quantity of all organisms present in an environment
- 9. __ Process whereby pollutants accumulate to high levels in waterways, causing overgrowth and anaerobic conditions
- 10. __ Process of reducing nitrogen from the atmosphere
- 11. __ The process whereby organisms actively inhibit the growth of other organisms
- 12. __ Undesirable fermentation reactions in food leading to poor taste, smell, or appearance
- 13. __ Brief heating of foods during processing
- 14. __ Descriptor of the level of organic material present in wastewater
- 15. __ Fermentative products produced by microorganisms during
stationary phase - 16. __ Process involving oxidation and then reduction of metals
- A. Spoilage
- B. Water activity
- C. Coliforms
- D. Pasteurization
- E. Secondary metabolites
- F. Bt toxin
- G. Potable
- H. BOD
- I. Oxidation lagoon
- J. Recalcitrant
- K. Biomass
- L. Antagonism
- M. Biomining
- N. Nitrogen fixation
- ○. Eutrophication
- P. Biofilm
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MASTERING MICROBIOLOGY TAXONOMY
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