Lecture 17 Prokaryote Metabolism

Question 1

Types of prokaryote metabolism

Answer 1

Anaerobic
Photoheterotrophy
Anoxygenic photosynthesis
Lithotrophy
Nitrogen Fixation
Fermentation - other organic acids
Methanogenesis

Question 2

Lithotrophy

Answer 2

-Ability to use inorganic molecules to generate energy and build cells
-Rock “eater”
-Many are Chemoautotrophs

Question 3

Methanogenesis

Answer 3

an anaerobic respiration that generates methane as the final product of metabolism

Question 4

Anoxygenic photosynthesis

Answer 4

the phototrophic process where light energy is captured and converted to ATP, without the production of oxygen