Which of the following best describes microbial ecology?
Microbial Ecology Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Study of viruses in nature
Study of microorganisms and their environment
Study of bacterial diseases
Study of eukaryotic microorganisms
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Microbial communities are primarily structured by which of the following factors?
Predation and competition
Temperature and pH
Oxygen availability
All of the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a microbial biogeochemical cycle?
Nitrogen cycle
Carbon cycle
Phosphorus cycle
All of the above
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a mutualistic relationship in microbial communities?
One organism benefits while the other is harmed
Both organisms benefit
One organism benefits, and the other is neutral
Both organisms are harmed
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a type of microbial interaction?
Symbiosis
Commensalism
Parasitism
Decomposition
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In microbial communities, quorum sensing refers to:
A mechanism to inhibit the growth of harmful microbes
A communication system that allows bacteria to detect their population density
The competition between different microbial species
A strategy for the production of antibiotics
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The genetic code is said to be 'degenerate' because:
It is universal
Some amino acids are encoded by multiple codons
It can mutate
It is unchanging
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