Uptake of phosphate by microorganisms as a function of phosphate concentration conforms to Michaelis-Menten kinetics. There will be 15 questions of this type on the Term Test. Anoxygenic photosynthesis is performed by nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. Prokaryotes cannot withstand high temperatures as well as eukaryotes. Allelopathy is a term used to describe parasitism of fungi by viruses.
Bacteriophages are viruses which use bacteria hosts.
Neutralism is favoured by low metabolic rates and high population density. 2 SO 4 thus preventing acidophobic sulfur oxidizing bacteria from invading. Predation is a negative interaction among microorganisms which always results in the extinction of the prey species. Answer 5 of the following 6 questions. Use the following 3 lined pages only for your answer.