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Microbial Ecology

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Which of the following are examples of barophilic bacteria?

  1. Photobacterium profundum
  2. Schewenella benthica
  3. Staphylococcus aureus
  4. Colwellia psychrerythraea
  5. Micrococcus luteus Select the correct answer.
  1. 1, 2 and 3 only

  2. 1, 2 and 4 only

  3. 2, 3 and 4 only

  4. 3, 4 and 5 only

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Barophiles (piezophiles or barophilic bacteria) are bacteria which grow preferentially or exclusively at moderately high hydrostatic pressures. Examples: Photobacterium profundum, Schewenella benthica, Colwellia psychrerythraea

Which of the following are examples of eukaryotic halophiles?

  1. Halobacterium
  2. Dunaliella
  3. Nitzschia Select the correct answer.
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. 1 and 2

  5. 2 and 3


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Halophiles are organisms that live in high salt concentrations. Dunaliella and Nitzschia: Both are eukaryotic halophiles. Dunaliella is a type of halophile green micro-algae. Nitzschia is a common halophile diatom.

Which of the following would be expected to grow at refrigeration temperatures?

  1. Psychrophiles

  2. Psychrotrophs

  3. Mesophiles

  4. Thermophiles

  5. Hyperthermophiles


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Psychrophiles would be expected to grow at refrigeration temperatures. Psychrophiles grow at 0°C and has an optimum growth temperature of 15°C or lower.

Which of the following is a pair of hyperthermophilic bacteria?

  1. Anaerobaculum and Sulfobacillus

  2. Anaerobaculum and Pyrodictium

  3. Methanopyrus and Sulfobacillus

  4. Methanopyrus and Pyrodictium

  5. Pyrodictium and Sulfobacillus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Methanopyrus is a rod-shaped hyperthermophilic methanogen, discovered on the wall of a black smoker from the Gulf of California at a depth of 2000 m, at temperatures of 84–110 °C. Pyrodictium is a genus of submarine hyperthermophilic archaea whose optimal growth temperature ranges is 80 to 105 °C.

Which of the following is a set of acidophiles only?

  1. Escherichia, Euglena, Sulfolobus, Picrophilus

  2. Alicyclobacillus, Escherichia, Natronobacterium, Paramecium

  3. Alicyclobacillus, Ferroplasma, Picrophilus, Sulfolobus

  4. Escherichia, Ferroplasma, Natronobacterium, Picrophilus

  5. Escherichia, Euglena, Natronobacterium, Paramecium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Alicyclobacillus, Ferroplasma, Picrophilus, and Sulfolobus: All are acidophiles (optimum growth between pH 0 and 5.5).

Which of the following statements is true about Aerotolerant anaerobes?

  1. They are completely dependent on atmospheric oxygen for growth.

  2. They are able to grow under anaerobic conditions but develop most rapidly in an aerobic environment.

  3. They grow equally well in presence or absence of oxygen.

  4. They do not tolerate oxygen and dies in its presence.

  5. They thrive in an environment low in oxygen.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Aerotolerant anaerobe grow equally well in presence or absence of oxygen.

Which of the following is a genus of microaerophilic bacteria?

  1. Campylobacter

  2. Bacteroides

  3. Clostridium

  4. Bacillus

  5. Escherichia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Campylobacter is a genus of bacteria that are Gram-negative, spiral, and microaerophilic. Microaerophiles require oxygen levels in the range of 2 to 10% for their growth and are damaged by the normal atmospheric level of oxygen (20%).

Which of the following is a sulphate reducing bacterium?

  1. Gallionella ferruginea

  2. Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans

  3. Rhodospirillum rubrum

  4. Beijerinckia derxii

  5. Streptococcus thermophilus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans is a moderately thermophilic, anaerobic, chemolithoheterotrophic, sulfate-reducing bacterium.

Which of the following statement/statements is/are true of microbial biofilm?

  1. Biofilms are composed of group of microorganisms adhering to environmental surfaces.
  2. Biofilms can form only on non-living surfaces.
  3. Natural biofilms always consist of only a single microbial species. Select the correct answer.
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 3 only

  4. 1 and 2

  5. 2 and 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A biofilm is any group of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other adhering on a surface.

Match the column - I with column – II and select the correct option

Column – I Column – II
P. Chlamydomonas nivalis 1. Psychrophile
Q. Listeria monocytogenes 2. Psychrotroph
R. Escherichia coli 3. Mesophile
S. Cyanidium caldarium 4. Thermophile
  1. P - 1, Q - 2, R - 3, S - 4

  2. P - 2, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 3

  3. P - 3, Q - 2, R - 1, S - 4

  4. P - 4, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 1

  5. P - 1, Q - 2, R - 4, S - 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chlamydomonas nivalis is psychrophile (grows at 0°C and has an optimum growth temperature of 15°C or lower). Listeria monocytogenes is psychrotroph (can grow at 0–7°C; has an optimum between 20 and 30°C and a maximum around 35°C). Escherichia coli is mesophile (has growth optimum around 20–45°C). Cyanidium caldarium is thermophile (can grow at 55°C or higher; optimum often between 55 and 65°C).

Which of the following come under secondary treatment systems of waste water?

  1. Sedimentation
  2. Trickling filters
  3. Activated sludge
  4. Phosphorus removal Select the correct answer.
  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 3 and 4

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Secondary treatment systems are classified as: Fixed-film or attached growth systems: It includes trickling filters, biotowers, and rotating biological contactors, where the biomass grows on media and the sewage passes over its surface. Suspended-growth systems: It include activated sludge, where the biomass is mixed with the sewage and can be operated in a smaller space than trickling filters that treat the same amount of water.

Which of the following is a set of obligate anaerobes only?

  1. Nocardia, Peptostreptococcus, Propionibacterium, Treponema

  2. Nocardia, Peptostreptococcus, Treponema, Veillonella

  3. Peptostreptococcus, Propionibacterium, Treponema, Veillonella

  4. Peptostreptococcus, Propionibacterium, Staphylococcus, Treponema

  5. Propionibacterium, Staphylococcus, Treponema, Veillonella


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Peptostreptococcus, Propionibacterium, Treponema, Veillonella: All are obligate anaerobes.

Match the column - I with column – II and select the correct option

 
Column – I Column – II
A. Removal of solids 1. Primary treatment
B. Degradation of biological content 2. Secondary treatment
C. Disinfection of the wastewater 3. Tertiary treatment
  1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3

  2. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2

  3. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3

  4. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1

  5. A - 3, B - 2, C - 1


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Primary treatment usually includes the removal of large solids from the waste water via physical settling or filtration. Secondary treatment typically removes the smaller solids and particles remaining in the waste water through fine filtration aided by the use of membranes or substantially degrade the biological content of the sewage which is derived from human waste, food waste, soaps and detergent through the use of microbes. Tertiary treatment involves the disinfection of the wastewater through chemical or energetic means.

ASSERTION (A): Halophiles are salt-loving organisms that inhabit hypersaline environments. REASON (R): They have capacity to balance the osmotic pressure of the environment and resist the denaturing effect of salts.

In the following question there are two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R), consider both the statements independently and mark your answers as under:
1. If A and R both are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
2. If A and R both are correct and R is not correct explanation of A.
3. If A is correct and R is incorrect.
4. If A is incorrect and R is correct.
5. If A and R both are incorrect.

 

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

  5. 5


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Both assertion as well as reason statements is correct and R is correct explanation of A. Halophiles are salt-loving organisms that flourish in hypersaline environments and can be classified as slightly, moderately or extremely halophilic, depending on their requirement for salt concentration. They include both prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic microbes with the capacity to balance the osmotic pressure of the environment and resist the denaturing effects of salts.

ASSERTION (A): Soil microbiology is the study of microbes in soil, their functions and effects on soil properties. REASON (R): The microbial ecosystem of soil includes only biotic components of soil.

In the following question there are two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R), consider both the statements independently and mark your answers as under:
1. If A and R both are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
2. If A and R both are correct and R is not correct explanation of A.
3. If A is correct and R is incorrect.
4. If A is incorrect and R is correct.
5. If A and R both are incorrect.

 

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

  5. 5


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Soil Microbiology is the study of soil inhabiting microborganisms, their functions and effects soil properties. The microbial ecosystem of soil includes biotic and abiotic components of soil.

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