BACTERIAL NUTRITION AND GROWTH MCQ’s
1. Multiple antibiotic resistance is mediated by Plasmids.
2. Antagonism is not seen in bacterial growth phase’s.
3. First phase of growth curve is Lag phase.
4. In Gram+ and Gram- bacteria, Electron transport contains Naphthoquinone.
5. Growth in closed system affected by nutrient limitation and accumulation of waste product is
called as Batch culturing.
6. Cells are active and synthesizing new protoplasm, this phase is called as Lag Phase.
7. Metabolized glucose, ketone bodies and fatty acids required for ATP production are produced
from Muscles.
8. Element that plays important role in Nitrogen fixation is Molybdenum.
9. Phase where growth is rapid is called as Lag phase.
10. Clostridium welchii spore formation can only be induced on specific medium like Ellner
medium.
11. Mycotoxins are formed at end of Lag phase.
12. Bacteria that needs oxygen for growth is called as Microaerophilic bacteria.
13. PH required for Bacterial growth is 6.8 to 7.2
14. Drug resistance in bacteria is determined only by Lysogenic factor.
15. Ion that is required in trace amount for growth of bacteria is Cobalt.
16. Most important vitamin for growth of bacteria is Vitamin-B complex.
17. Principle in Microbiological assay is Concentration of growth factor has linear relationship
with growth of microorganism.
18. If source of energy for bacteria is from chemicals they are called as Chemotrophs.
19. In synthesis of chemical components major element been required is Carbon.
20. For formation of cellular components elements required are Oxygen, Sulfur and Nitrogen.
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22. Sulfur can be utilized by bacteria as Organic compounds.
23. Phosphorus is essential element of Nucleotides, Nucleic acid etc.
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25. Most bacteria don’t require Sodium.
26. Vitamin functions as Building blocks of cells.
27. Vitamin required for Lactobacillus specie is Niacin.
28. Vitamin K is essential for Lactobacillus specie.
29. Bacteria that may grow at 20-30 C are called as Average Psychrophiles.
30. Radical shifts can be prevented by adding Buffer.
31. Orderly increase of all cellular components of an organism is called as Growth.
32. Most common method of Cell division in bacteria is Longitudinal Binary Fission.
33. Average time that bacteria takes for complete duplication is 20 mins.
34. Generation time is Time required for Total no of cells been formed.
35. In bacteria, increase in population is observed as a manner of Geometric progression.
36. Phase where physiologically cells are active and are synthesizing new protoplasm is called as
Stationary phase.
37. Most active stage in sigmoidal curve where growth is maximum is called as Log phase.
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39. Number of generations of bacteria in one hour is called as Generation time.
40. Growth curve of bacteria is divided in 4 phases.
41. Phase where reproduction rate equals to death rate is called as Log phase.
42. Minimum growth temperature is Temperature that is Lowest where bacteria/microorganism can
grow.
43. Optimum growth temperature that is >45C is called as Mesophile
44. Organisms that can grow in both absence and presence of oxygen are called as Aerobes.
45. Organism that can grow best at Low concentrations of Oxygen are called as Micro-aerophilic.
46. Compound that is added to medium to absorb oxygen for synthesis of aerobic conditions is
Nitrous oxide.
47. Utilization of Light energy to drive synthesis of ATP is called as Photosynthesis.
48. During Cyclic Phosphorylation, No NADP is formed.
49. Cyclic phosphorylation is present mainly in Cyanogenic bacteria.
50. Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation is also called as Photosynthesis.
51. Number of ATP molecules formed in Cyclic Phosphorylation is 6.
52. Artificial transformation is done in laboratory conditions by treating cells with Calcium chloride.
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54. Tryptophan is required by S.typhi to grow.
55. Tubercular bacteria grows best in presence of Carbon dioxide.
56. Mycotoxins are formed at end of Lag phase.
57. Growth characteristic with respective temperature range
Psychotrophs May survive at 60C or above
Mesophile Grows well between 25 to 45 C
Thermophil Grow below 25C
Vegetable bacteria Grows between 55 and 60C
58. Micro-organisms with their respective sources
Achromobacter sp. Milk and cheese products
Aspergillus flavus Bread
Oscilateria scytonema Water supply
Clostridium sp. Meat
59. Microorganisms with their respective appearance on Colonies of Bismuth Sulphate are as
Salmonella typhi Black
Salmonella choleraesuis Green
Shigella flexneri Brown
E. coli No growth
60. Suitable temperature to transport viral culture is 5C.
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62. Bacteria are more sensitive to antibiotics at Log phase.
63. Main product of Glycolysis under Aerobic conditions is Pyruvate.
64. Protein moiety of Enzyme is known as Apo enzyme.
65. Yeast extract is best source of Vitamin-B.
66. Best example of Anaerobic medium is Robertson’s cooked meat medium.
67. Biological Oxygen Demand (BDO) is best measure of Industrial waste poured in water bodies.
68. Suited Example of Competitive Inhibition of Enzyme is Succinic dehydrogenase by Malonic
acid.
69. Organisms proposed for Single cell protein’s Source are Bacteria, yeast and Algae.
70. Nitrites are oxidized to Nitrates by using Nitro-bacter.
71. Major constituent of Agar is Polysaccharides.
