Biology Questions and Answers

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Biology Questions and Answers


sulfur photosynthetic bacteria, use
hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) instead of water.



  1. How are bacteria classified
    according to their need for
    oxygen?


According to their necessity of oxygen


bacteria(those that survive are classified without ointo anaxygen) anderobic (^)
aerobic (those that do not survive
without oxygen).



  1. What is meant when it is
    said that a bacteria is an
    obligate anaerobe?


Obligate beings that doanaerobes are those livin not survive in the g
presence of oxygen. For example, the
bacteriatetanus, is an obligate Clostridium tetani, anaerobe.agent of


In superficialuse hydrogen peroxide to expose wounds, it is commom to
anaerobic microorganisms to oxygen
and kill them.



  1. According to their
    morphology how are bacteria
    classified?


Bacteriapatterns. A b present dacterium can bifferent more classifiedphological
into coccus, bacillus, vibrion or
spirochete.



  1. What is the main
    constituent of the cell wall of
    bacteria?
    The bacterial cell wall is madpeptidoglycans. e of

  2. Which are the intracellular
    organelles present in
    bacteria?
    Considering typical eukaryotic cell
    organelles, hribosomes, esseterotroential for proteinphic bacteria have
    synthesis.

  3. What are plasmids? What
    is the importance of plasmids
    for the recombinant DNA
    technology?
    Plasmidsthat are accessories are circular f to the mainragments of DNA


bacterialfor genetic engineering because genes DNA. Plasmids are important (^)
from other organisms are inserted into
them to pfor example, roduce recombinant bmutant bacteria. Theseeings,
bacteria are made, for example, to
produce uindustrial scale.tile proteins for humans on an



  1. How do bacteria
    reproduce?


Bacteria(scissiparity). reproduce by binary fission Some bacteria however (^)
present a kind of sexual reproduction
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