Oxygen Ch.5

Question 1

Many streptococci (oxygen)

Answer 1

Facultative

Question 2

Microbes that require an atmosphere low in oxygen but rich in carbon dioxide

Answer 2

Capnophiles

Question 3

Survive in environments where the concentration of oxygen is relatively low

Answer 3

Microaerophiles

Question 4

Growth depends on a plentiful supply of oxygen

Answer 4

Obligate aerobes

Question 5

Microbes that do not or cannot use oxygen

Answer 5

Anaerobes

Question 6

Microbes that are inhibited or killed if oxygen is present

Answer 6

Obligate anaerobes

Question 7

Members of the genus Bacillus (oxygen)

Answer 7

Facultative

Question 8

Microbes that are insensitive to oxygen

Answer 8

Aeotolerant

Question 9

Thiomargarita namibiensis (oxygen)

Answer 9

Anaerobe that uses sulfur in their metabolism activities instead of oxygen

Question 10

Members of the genus streptococcus(oxygen)

Answer 10

Capnophiles

Question 11

E.coli (oxygen)

Answer 11

Facultative

Question 12

Clostridium (oxygen)

Answer 12

Anaerobe

Question 13

Treponema pallidum(oxygen)

Answer 13

Microaerophile

Question 14

Microbes that are neither aerobic nor anaerobic

Answer 14

Facultative

Question 15

Members of the genus Neisseria(oxygen)

Answer 15

Capnophiles

Question 16

Ruminant archeal organisms (oxygen)

Answer 16

Anaerobes that produce methane as the by-product of the energy conversions

Question 17

Many staphylococci (oxygen)

Answer 17

Facultative