Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Question
Chapter 43, Problem 2CHI
Summary Introduction
Bioremediation of soil is a biological process that is used to degrade, transform, breakdown, or to essentially remove the contaminants from the soil. It is a natural process which relies on plants, bacteria, and
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
If we are to rely on microorganisms to biodegrade wastes in landfills,aquatic habitats, and soil, list some ways that this process could bemade more efficient.
Discuss the possibility of life on Mars. Will extremophiles prove useful?
Can you explain the upper-temperature limit to life unrelated to the stability of proteins or nucleic acids?
How influential is microbial activity on the geological processes of mineral formation and deposition compared to biological processes? Can you argue both sides?
What are the challenges and advantages of the use of extremeophiles in industrial or bioremediation applications?
Why do we study how to control microbial growth? Give concrete examples wherein our understanding of microbial growth is applied.
Chapter 43 Solutions
Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 43.1 - MICRO INQUIRY What is the difference between...Ch. 43.1 - Prob. 1RIACh. 43.1 - Prob. 2RIACh. 43.1 - Prob. 3RIACh. 43.1 - Prob. 4RIACh. 43.1 - Why do you think workers who perform these tests...Ch. 43.2 - Prob. 1MICh. 43.2 - Prob. 2MICh. 43.2 - Prob. 3MICh. 43.2 - Explain how primary, secondary, and tertiary...
Ch. 43.2 - Prob. 1.2RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 1.3RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 1.4RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 1.5RIACh. 43.2 - What minerals contribute to eutrophication?Ch. 43.2 - Prob. 2.1RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 2.2RIACh. 43.2 - Prob. 2.3RIACh. 43.3 - Why must the membrane between the two chambers be...Ch. 43.3 - Prob. 1RIACh. 43.3 - Prob. 2RIACh. 43.3 - How might microbial fuel cells be involved in...Ch. 43.4 - Why does dehalogenation increase the likelihood...Ch. 43.4 - Prob. 1RIACh. 43.4 - Explain the two mechanisms of reductive...Ch. 43.4 - Prob. 3RIACh. 43.4 - What components are commonly added to microbes...Ch. 43.4 - Prob. 5RIACh. 43 - You wish to build a house in a rural community...Ch. 43 - Prob. 2CHICh. 43 - Biofilms are known to form on surfaces in drinking...
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- You're in charge of bioremediation of jet fuel-contaminated soil. Your colleague advises that you add nitrogen and phosphate to the soil to encourage the development of naturally existing hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. However, you've just read about a new microbe slurry containing nutrients and a surfactant that's being marketed. What information do you need to gather in order to choose the best course of action? How are you going to get these numbers?arrow_forwardYou were tasked to aseptically collect different environmental samples from a quarry site and process them back in the laboratory for microbial cultivation and analysis. After all the thorough experiments, you were only able to cultivate and study 36 microorganisms. However, based on the metagenomic analysis conducted, there are about 140 other species present in the samples collected. Why is this the case? Discuss and expound on the possible reasonarrow_forwardYou will appreciate the abundance of soil microbes when you consider that the plate of them we generated was taken from a 10-5 dilution. Just what IS a 10-5 dilution? It is 1 in _____________________________________. Were there any fungus-like forms on the plates we prepared from the soil extract?arrow_forward
- A microbiologist used the concept of enrichment culture to isolate aerobic and anaerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, sulfate-reducing bacteria, and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. What kind of selective media could he haveused for isolating each of these four classes of microbes?arrow_forwardWhy canal/pond water supports growth and development of microbes?arrow_forwardWhy are there so many antibiotic-producing organisms in soils?Explain itarrow_forward
- Why are microbial communities important in biodegradation?arrow_forwardIs nutrient agar (NA) a complex or defined medium? Explained based on its composition. Is NA a differential, selective, neither differential nor selective media? Explaining based on what kind of Organism it allows to grow?arrow_forwardHow can a microbial ecologist be sure that transformation of aradioisotope is actually caused by microbes?arrow_forward
- It is sometimes difficult to obtain pure cultures of microbes that grow naturally in mixed communities. True or False ?arrow_forwardWhat are the social and economic implications of using microbial plastics? What are the social and economic implications of applying bioremediation to pesticide-contaminated agricultural lands?arrow_forwardSuppose you have joined to a lab lately for your undergraduate research and your supervisor isan environmental biotechnologist and interest includes various aspects of microbial diversity.Your supervisor wants you to figure out the following questions:I. What do you want to know about a newly discovered microbe? II. How do you screen that microbe for the presence of nucleic acid? III. What would be the assessment for finding the relationship between the new and alreadyexisting one?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)BiologyISBN:9780134580999Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. HoehnPublisher:PEARSON
Biology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStax
Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781259398629Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa StouterPublisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)BiologyISBN:9780815344322Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter WalterPublisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781260159363Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, CynthiaPublisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)BiologyISBN:9781260231700Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael WindelspechtPublisher:McGraw Hill Education
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:PEARSON
Biology 2e
Biology
ISBN:9781947172517
Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher:OpenStax
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781259398629
Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780815344322
Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781260159363
Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9781260231700
Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher:McGraw Hill Education
6 Microbes Saving the Environment; Author: SciShow;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoiwllrRW34;License: Standard Youtube License