Explore topic-wise MCQs in Growth and Nutrition of Bacteria.

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51.

An enzyme

A. becomes part of the final products
B. is nonspecific for substrate
C. is consumed by the reaction
D. is heat and pH labile
Answer» E.
52.

An enzyme ______ the activation energy required for a chemical reaction.

A. increases
B. converts
C. lowers
D. catalyzes
Answer» D. catalyzes
53.

Catabolism is a form of metabolism in which _____molecules are converted into ________molecules.

A. large, small
B. small, large
C. amino acid, protein
D. food, storage
Answer» B. small, large
54.

_________is another term for biosynthesis.

A. catabolism
B. anabolism
C. metabolism
D. catalyst
Answer» C. metabolism
55.

In a viable plate count, each ___represents a ___from the sample population.

A. cell, colony
B. colony, cell
C. hour, generation
D. cell,generation
Answer» C. hour, generation
56.

Generation time of Escherichia coli is

A. 20 minutes
B. 20 hours
C. 20 days
D. 200 hours
Answer» B. 20 hours