Brock Biology Of Microorganisms - Package
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780134462660
Author: MADIGAN
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 3MQ
What is meant by the word sterile? Why is aseptic technique necessary for successful maintenance of pure cultures in the laboratory?
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Ch. 3.1 - Which four chemical elements make up the bulk of a...Ch. 3.1 - Which two classes of macromolecules contain most...Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 3MQCh. 3.2 - Why would a complex culture medium for Leuconostoc...Ch. 3.2 - In which medium shown in Table 5.1, defined or...Ch. 3.2 - What is meant by the word sterile? Why is aseptic...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.3 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.4 - What is free energy?Ch. 3.4 - Prob. 2MQ
Ch. 3.4 - Using Table 3.2, calculate G0 for the reaction...Ch. 3.5 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.5 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.5 - Prob. 3MQCh. 3.6 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.6 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.6 - Prob. 3MQCh. 3.7 - How much free energy is released when ATP is...Ch. 3.7 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.7 - Prob. 3MQCh. 3.8 - Which reactions in glycolysis are redox steps?Ch. 3.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3MQCh. 3.9 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.10 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.10 - Which electron carriers described in this section...Ch. 3.11 - How do electron transport reactions generate the...Ch. 3.11 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.11 - What structure in the cell links the proton motive...Ch. 3.12 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.12 - What two major roles do the citric acid cycle and...Ch. 3.12 - Why is the glyoxylate cycle necessary for growth...Ch. 3.13 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.13 - Prob. 3MQCh. 3.14 - What form of activated glucose is used in the...Ch. 3.14 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.14 - What functions does the pentose phosphate pathway...Ch. 3.15 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.15 - List the steps required for the cell to...Ch. 3.15 - Which nitrogen bases are purines and which are...Ch. 3.16 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.16 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.17 - Prob. 1MQCh. 3.17 - Prob. 2MQCh. 3.17 - Prob. 3MQCh. 3 - Prob. 1RQCh. 3 - Prob. 2RQCh. 3 - What is aseptic technique and why is it necessary?...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4RQCh. 3 - REVIEW QUESTIONS
5. Describe how you would...Ch. 3 - Prob. 6RQCh. 3 - Why are enzymes needed by the cell? (Section 3.5)
Ch. 3 - Prob. 8RQCh. 3 - 9. What is the reduction potential of the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 10RQCh. 3 - How is ATP made in fermentation and in...Ch. 3 - Prob. 12RQCh. 3 - MINIQUIZ
13. Besides lactic acid and ethanol, list...Ch. 3 - List some of the key electron carriers found in...Ch. 3 - What is meant by proton motive force and how is it...Ch. 3 - Prob. 16RQCh. 3 - MINIQUIZ
17. How much more ATP is possible in...Ch. 3 - Prob. 18RQCh. 3 - MINIQUIZ
19. What is the major difference between...Ch. 3 - Prob. 20RQCh. 3 - Describe the process by which a fatty acid such as...Ch. 3 - Prob. 22RQCh. 3 - Prob. 1AQCh. 3 - Application Questions
2. Desulfovibrio can grow...Ch. 3 - Using the data of Figure 3.10, predict the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4AQ
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