Lecture 29

Question 1

what is the function of 162sRNA gene?

Answer 1

Used as a genetic ‘finger print’ of bacteria

Question 2

What is microbial ecology?

Answer 2

Study on interrelationships amon microorganisms and their environment

Question 3

What is mesocosm?

Answer 3

Experimental system which simulates real life

Question 4

what is local currency?

Answer 4

Energy harvest from environment and turned into local currency inside cell

Question 5

what is the function of NADH and NADPH?

Answer 5

intermediates to transfer energy inside of cell

Question 6

What is the function of NAD+ and NADH?

Answer 6

Facilitates redox reactions without being consumed

Question 7

How to autotrophs produce glucose

Answer 7

Carbon fixation

Question 8

(CHEMO) difference between organic and inorganic compounds?

Answer 8

organic has Carbon eg glucose
Inorganic doesnt eg H2S

Question 9

How is competition reduced between phototrophic organisms?

Answer 9

Tuning their antenna to different light wavelength

Question 10

What are anoxic and oxic layers?

Answer 10

anoxic areas have no oxygen
oxic does have oxygen

Question 11

How do oxygen dependent organisms live in anoxic

Answer 11

oxidation reaction within anoxic layers and a ‘cable’ is used to transport electron to oxic layer for reduction

Allowing to breathe