Microbial Metabolism – Section 1

11. High energy transfer compounds are capable of

A. accepting large amounts of free energy
B. transferring large amounts of free energy
C. measuring free energy
D. none of the above

12. Dolichol phosphate is

A. a complex lipid involved in docking vesicles with the plasma membrane
B. the anchor on which sugars assemble before transfer to proteins
C. a chaperone used in protein folding
D. a product of phospholipase C activation

13. The reactions of the cell that are carried out for capturing energy are called

A. catabolism
B. metabolism
C. anabolism
D. activation energy

14. In establishing proton gradient for chemiosmotic ATP generation by aerobic respiration the terminal electron acceptor is

A. nitrate
B. oxygen
C. sulfate
D. CO₂

15. If ΔG of a chemical reaction is positive in value and keq is less than 1 then the chemical reaction will

A. proceed in reverse direction
B. proceeed in forward direction
C. not take place in any of the direction
D. none of these