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- Succinctly explain microbial physiology.
- What is a cell?
- Outline the views of the cell theory.
- Enumerate and state the functions of any 10 parts of a cell.
- Differentiate between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
- What is transpeptidation reaction?
- Succinctly describe flagellation in bacteria.
- What is cell division?
- Define meiosis and mitosis.
- What is metabolism?
- Differentiate between catabolism and anabolism.
- Describe the differences between Gram negative bacteria and Gram positive bacteria.
- What is fermentation?
- Describe in details microbial metabolites.
- What are psychrophiles?
- Enumerate and describe microorganisms based on their oxygen requirements.
- Using a suitable diagram, describe in detail glycolysis?
- Briefly describe the two stages of the glycolytic pathway.
- Diagrammatically describe the Kreb cycle and explain its significance in microbial metabolism.
- What is the function of ATP in the cell?
- What is oxidative phosphorylation?
- What is substrate-level phosphorylation?
- What is electron transport chain?
- What is proton motive force?
- Differentiate between substrate-level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation.
- Briefly describe an endergonic reaction and an exergonic reaction.
- Diagrammatically trace the connectivity that exists between the electron transport chain, glycolytic pathway and the TCA cycle.
- Define an enzyme.
- Outline and briefly explain the six classes of enzymes.
- What are apoenzymes?
- Define haloenzymes.
- Enumerate the functions of cell wall in a microbial cell.
- How does the Gram negative cell wall differ from the Gram positive cell wall?
- What are macromolecules?
- What is the full meaning of the acronyms NAG and NAM in relation to bacteria cell wall?
- Define capsules and outline its functions in a bacterial cell.
- Outline and explain briefly the different types of flagellation in bacteria.
- Define sporulation and outline the different types of spores formed by bacteria.
- In a tabular format, enumerate the different types of macromolecules, their monomers and functions in living systems.
- Briefly differentiate between alkalophiles and acidophiles with examples.
- How does mesophiles differ from neutrophiles?
- What are thermophiles?
- Define entropy.
- Succinctly explain the term cryobiosis/cryptobiosis.
- What is the active site of an enzyme?
- What is chemiosmosis and how does it benefit the cell?
- Define water activity.
- Enumerate the fate of pyruvate after its production in the glycolytic pathway.
- What are uncouplers?
- Which stage of the electron transport chain does the enzyme, cytochrome oxidase catalyze?
- Define phosphorylation.
- What is photophosphorylation?
- Why is cellular respiration a continuous process in the cell?
- Which part of the mitochondrion is ATP generated?
