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BT 1012- In Class Quiz 01
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a.
i. According to the arrangement of flagella, bacteria can be categorized into 04
groups. What are the groups?
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ii. To which group you mentioned in (i), does the following bacteria belong?
1. Escherichia coli - ……………………………..
2. Vibrio cholerae- ……………………………….
3. Salmonella typhi - ……………………………..
(03 min)
b. The following figure gives the maximum growth rates of organisms A, B and C at
different pH levels.
Group the organisms A, B and C according to their pH requirement for growth.
A - …………………………….
B - …………………………….
C –……………………………..
(03 min)
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c. Give the appropriate metabolism for the following energy and carbon source
utilization by microorganisms.
Energy source Metabolism
Light ……………………………………………….
Inorganic chemicals ………………………………………………..
Organic chemicals ………………………………………………..
Carbon source …………………………………………………
Carbon dioxide …………………………………………………
Organic compounds ………………………………………………….
(04 min)
d.
i. How can you differentiate between a photoautotroph and heterotroph?
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ii. Give an example for
A heterotroph - ……………………………………………….
A photoautotroph –……………………………………………
iii. What are
Oxygenic autotrophs?
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Anoxygenic autotrophs?
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(05 min)
2.
i. What are the methods of asexual reproduction in bacteria?
Binary fission
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(02 min)
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ii.
a. Organisms generally referred to as FUNGI are found in three kingdoms. What are
they?
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b. What are the three major characters used in fungal classification?
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c. Give three reasons for Fungi being considered as a group of highly successful
microorganisms.
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(05 min)
iii. Write three distinctive differences between the reproduction of a basidiomycete and an
ascomycete.
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(03 min)
iv. Draw the life cycle of a typical basidiomycete fungus. (05 min)