Microbial Metabolism

Question 1

• it is the buildup and breakdown of nutrients within a cell
• provide energy and create substances that sustain life

Answer 1

Metabolism

Question 2

Two key players in metabolism

Answer 2

• Enzyme
• Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Question 3

It catalyze reactions for specific molecules

Answer 3

Enzymes

Question 4

Enzymes catalyze reactions for specific molecules called _____

Answer 4

Substrates

Question 5

During enzymatic reactions, substrates are transformed into new substances called _______

Answer 5

Products

Question 6

Enzymes, which are generally proteins, may need other
nonprotein molecules called _______ to work

Answer 6

Cofactors

Question 7

It includes metal ions

Answer 7

Inorganic cofactors

Question 8

It includes the electron carriers FAD, NAD+ and NADP+

Answer 8

Organic cofactors (coenzymes)

Question 9

a molecule that cells use to manage energy needs

Answer 9

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Question 10

Energy is ______ when the terminal phosphate is ____ from ATP

Answer 10

• released
• split

Question 11

The chemistry of metabolism can seem overwhelming at first, with ______, or sets of many coordinated reactions, working together toward common goals

Answer 11

pathways

Question 12

Two general types of Pathways

Answer 12

Catabolic and Anabolic

Question 13

It break down macromolecules into simple component parts, releasing energy in the process

Answer 13

Catabolic Pathways

Question 14

It build up macromolecules by combining simpler molecules, using energy in the process

Answer 14

Anabolic Pathways

Question 15

What links catabolic and anabolic pathways?

Answer 15

Energy

Question 16

______ reactions _____ the energy needed for ______ reactions

Answer 16

• Catabolic
• provide
• Anabolic

Question 17

Nitrogen is a key component in

Answer 17

• proteins
• DNA and RNA
• plant chlorophyll

Question 18

It is a key component in proteins, DNA and RNA, and plant chlorophyll

Answer 18

Nitrogen

Question 19

But without ______, there would be _____ _____ available for most life forms

Answer 19

• microbes
• little nitrogen

Question 20

A certain bacteria in the soil that converts nitrogen from the atmosphere into forms that other life forms can use

Answer 20

Rhizobium

Question 21

A bacteria that play a role in removing harmful organic matter

Answer 21

Some species of Cyanobacteria

Question 22

What is the bacteria and yeast that carry out catabolic reactions called fermentation

Answer 22

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Question 23

Saccharomyces cerevisiae carry out catabolic reaction called

Answer 23

Fermentation

Question 24

It is an antibiotic derive from Penicillium fungus

Answer 24

Penicillin

Question 25

The production of Penicillin is derive drom

Answer 25

Penicillium fungus

Question 26

Treatments that are also derived from microbial metabolism

Answer 26

• Bacitracin
• erythromycin
• vaccines
• vitamins
• enzymes

Question 27

Bacitracin, erythromycin, and other treatments such as vaccines, vitamins, and enzymes are also derived from

Answer 27

Microbial metabolism