Microbial Metabolism (GATE)
Description: Cell | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Gagan Singh | |
Tags: Cell An Overview of Metabolism Microbial Metabolism Photosynthesis Fermentation Entner-Doudoroff Pathway Common Regulatory Mechanisms in Synthesis of Amino Acids |
Which of the following vitamins acts as coenzyme in the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines?
Which of the following pairs is/are not correctly matched?
- Gallionella - Iron bacteria
- Alcaligenes - Carboxydobacteria
- Rhodospirillum - Hydrogen bacteria
- Nitrobacter - Nitrifying bacteria
Ethanol is not one of the fermentation end products of
Which of the following matchings is/are correct?
- Cyanobacteria : Chlorosomes
- Green sulphur bacteria : Thylakoids
- Purple bacteria : Chromatophores
Match the columns:
Column - I | Column - II |
P. Thiamine | 1. Coenzyme in flavoproteins |
Q. Riboflavin | 2. Part of coenzyme cocarboxylase |
R. Pyridoxine | 3. Coenzyme involved in the transfer of methyl groups |
S. Cyanocobalamin | 4. Coenzyme in amino acid metabolism |
________ yields ethanol, lactic acid, formic acid, butanediol, acetoin, CO2 and H2 as fermentation end products.
Which of the following is a pair of microbes yielding lactic acid as fermentation end product?
Which of the following sulphate-reducing bacteria uses organic compounds from pyruvate synthase pathway as major C-source?
Which of the following bacteria yields butanol, acetone, isopropyl alcohol and CO2 as fermentation end products?
Identify the false statements.
- Ubiquinones are non-protein electron carriers located in the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- Entner–Doudoroff pathway occurs both in prokaryotes as well as eukaryotes.
- Non-cyclic photophosphorylation is absent in bacterial photosynthesis.
- Bacteriochlorophyll absorbs in the range of 250-500 nm.
Pyruvate acts as metabolic precursor of which of the following amino acids?
- Histidine
- Serine
- Alanine
- Valine
- Leucine
Identify the FALSE statement(s) regarding non-cyclic phosphorylation?
- It is oxygenic process.
- Only one light trapping system (PS I) is involved.
- No NADPH is synthesised.
- NADP acts as last electron acceptor.
__________ is an example of exclusively ketogenic amino acids.
The molecular formula of chlorophyll c1 is
Which of the following is genus of chemosynthetic filamentous sulphur-oxidising bacteria?