Inorganic growth - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

MICR 221 MIDTERM TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ALL UPDATED! What are trace elements? - Answer-very little in media since they are present in sufficient amounts as contaminants of the major things being added to the media, cofactors for key enzymes, copper, cobalt, manganese, zinc, nickel How is the requirement for carbon, oxygen and hydrogen met? - Answer-add a single organic compound like glucose or protein What carbon source do autotrophs use; heterotrophs? - Answer-carbon dioxide; reduce...

Bacteria shapes - Cocci, bacilli, vibrios (comma shaped), spirilla (spiral), pleiomorphic (various shapes) adherence molecules to stick to surfaces - - mediated by pili, fibers of pilin proteins possess other proteins on their tips for sticking - a sex pilus is used for conjugation - some microbes use an extension of the cell envelope tipped by a "holdfast" of paysaccharides 3 parts of flagella - - filament - hook protein - basal body active transport - - all microorganisms active tr...

Vitamins Correct Answer-any of a group of organic compounds (genetically produced by plants and also found in animal products) that are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body; integral to the function of metabolic enzymes at the cellular level for basic life processes Minerals Correct Answer--integral to the function of metabolic enzymes at the cellular level for basic life processes differs fr...

Nutrition HOSA Practice Exam with Verified Answers| 100% Correct| 100% Score Nutrition - is the branch of science that studies nutrients in foods in relation to growth, maintenance, and health of the body Food - the fuel that sustains human life and it is required for virtually all body processes-- quality of food that individual consume over time will determine their health and growth health disparities - differences in health outcomes among groups Wellness - A state of physical, mental,...

Biology Major Field Test Questions with Verified Solutions Adaptive vs. Innate Immune Response Adaptive - "specific response" Has immunological memory Later response (3-7 days) Uses B and T cells Effectiveness increases with exposure Innate- "nonspecific response" 1st line of defense Response within 12 hours Lacks immunological memory Mutualism Benefit to both partners Normally partners cannot live seperately Cooperation A beneficial but not obligate form of symbiosi...

3 stages of cellular respiration - glycolysis, krebs cycle, electron transport chain 5 Mechanisms of antibacterial drugs - Ihibition of: cell wall, protein, nucleic acid synthesis and metabolic pathway Interference: cell membrane integrity 7 methods of physical control - heat, pasteurization, cold, pressure, filtration, desiccation, and radiation 7 types of disinfectant - phenols, halogens, alcohols, heavy metals, oxidizing agents, aldehydes, acids and alkalis Acids and Alkalis - used to...

Check all that apply: Minerals are inorganic compounds essential nutrients Check all that apply: Where do minerals originate from in relation to the food supply? Rocks Soil Brainpower Read More Minerals represent _____ of your total body weight 5-6% 1. Check all that apply: How does growth affect bioavailability? Bioavailability can increase Check all that apply: How does pregnancy affect bioavailability? Bioavailability can increase Bioavailability can st...

The Science of Nutrition - Answer--The study of nutrients in food and the body's handling of them -How food nourishes our body -How food influences our health -Nutrition contributes to wellness Wellness - Answer--The absence of disease -Physical, emotional, and spiritual health -Critical components: Nutrition, Physical activity Food - Answer--Animal or plant product that can be taken into the body to yield nutrients Nutrients - Answer--Substances obtained from food that are indispensabl...

NBME PHYSIOLOGY UPDATED EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2023/2024 Prostglandin - CORRECT ANSWER-From mast cells, macrophages, EC, and platelets Vasodilation, pain Rate controlling step in Insulin secretion - CORRECT ANSWER-Phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase Glucokinase mutation - CORRECT ANSWER-Autosomal dominant form of early onset type 2 diabetes GLUT 2 - CORRECT ANSWER-low affinity high capacity glucose transporter. Uptake by beta cells Insulin release - CORRECT ANSWER-Bloo...

Which one of the following is involved in the breakdown of glycogen? A. Amylase B. ATP C. Inorganic phosphate D. phosphofructokinase correct answers C. Inorganic phosphate Which enzyme catalyzes the formation of alpha(1,6) linkages during glycogen synthesis? A. Glycogen synthase B. Glycogen phosphorylase C. Branching enzyme D. Debranching enzyme correct answers C. Branching enzyme The activation of glycogen phosphorylase will lead to a(n) ____ in blood glucose concentrations and is...