Microbial Ecology - Microbiology An Evolving Science | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery

Set 2: Observing the Microbial Cell

Set 3: Cell Structure and Function

Set 4: Bacterial Culture, Growth, and Development

Set 5: Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth

Set 7: Genomes and Chromosomes

Set 8: Transcription, Translation, and Bioinformatics

Set 9: Gene Transfer, Mutations, and Genome Evolution

Set 10: Molecular Regulation

Set 11: Viral Molecular Biology

Set 12: Biotechniques and Synthetic Biology

Set 13: Energetics and Catabolism

Set 14: Electron Flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototrophy

Set 15: Biosynthesis

Set 16: Food and Industrial Microbiology

Set 17: Origins and Evolution

Set 18: Bacterial Diversity

Set 19: Archaeal Diversity

Set 20: Eukaryotic Diversity

Set 21: Microbial Ecology

Set 22: Microbes in Global Elemental Cycles

Set 23: Human Microbiota and Innate Immunity

Set 24: The Adaptive Immune Response

Set 25: Microbial Pathogenesis

Set 26: Microbial Diseases

Set 27: Antimicrobial Therapy

Set 28: Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology

Set 21 Microbial Ecology

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Set 21 Microbial Ecology

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The algal and fungal interaction within a lichen would best be described as

A) mutualism.
B) synergism.
C) commensalism.
D) amensalism.
E) parasitism.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Lichens consist of an intimate mutualistic symbiosis between a fungus, an alga, and/or cyanobacteria. What is one primary role of the cyanobacteria in this association?

A) protection of the symbionts
B) nitrogen fixation
C) decomposition of toxic compounds
D) recycling of waste products
E) degradation of lignin

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The following image illustrates a syntrophic relationship between an archaeon and a bacterium. The technique used to generate this image was

The following image illustrates a syntrophic relationship between an archaeon and a bacterium. The technique used to generate this image was A) light microscopy. B) transmission electron microscopy. C) metagenomics. D) fluorescence in situ hybridization. E) atomic force microscopy.

A) light microscopy.
B) transmission electron microscopy.
C) metagenomics.
D) fluorescence in situ hybridization.
E) atomic force microscopy.

Answer