Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 27, Problem 10R
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10. These nitrogen-fixing prokaryotes provide nitrogen fertilizer in rice paddies; they live symbiotically in the cells of the freshwater plant Azolla.
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1) Most of the nitrogen on earth is contained in nitrogen gas in the atmosphere, which of the following orgnisms convert nitrogen to a form accessible to the rest of the biological community ?
A)fungi
B)nitrogen fixing prokaryotes
C) plants
D) nitrogen fixing protists
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B)annual average precipitation
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Chapter 27 Solutions
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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Ch. 27 - Activated sludge system a. the process takes place...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 27 - Nitrogen fixation a. the process takes place under...Ch. 27 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 27 - The water used to prepare intravenous solutions in...Ch. 27 - CO2+H2SLightLightC6H12O6+S0 a. aerobic respiration...Ch. 27 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 27 - CO2+8H++8eCH4+2H2O a. aerobic respiration b....Ch. 27 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 27 - Coliforms are used as indicator organisms of...Ch. 27 - Prob. 1ACh. 27 - Explain the effect of dumping untreated sewage...Ch. 27 - Flooding after two weeks of heavy rainfall in...Ch. 27 - The bioremediation process shown in the photograph...
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