Multiple Choice
Which type of animal-like protist can be found living inside the gut of termites, aiding in the digestion of cellulose?
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1. Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Microbiology
Multiple Choice
Which type of metabolic diversity contains most pathogenic microorganisms?
A
Photoautotrophs
B
Chemoautotrophs
C
Photoheterotrophs
D
Chemoheterotrophs
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Understand the concept of metabolic diversity, which classifies organisms based on their energy and carbon sources.
Recall that photoautotrophs use light as an energy source and carbon dioxide as a carbon source, typically found in plants and some bacteria.
Recognize that chemoautotrophs obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic substances and use carbon dioxide as their carbon source, often found in certain environmental bacteria.
Identify that photoheterotrophs use light for energy but require organic compounds as their carbon source.
Note that chemoheterotrophs obtain both energy and carbon from organic compounds, which is the metabolic type most common among pathogenic microorganisms because they rely on organic matter from hosts.
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