A Fecal Coliform Test Is a Water-Quality Test for the Presence

question 17

Multiple Choice

A fecal coliform test is a water-quality test for the presence of:

• A) disease causing bacteria.
• B) red blood cells in feces.
• C) the common intestinal bacterium Escherichia coli.
• D) Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
• E) none of these can be detected with the fecal coliform test

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Definitions:

Alcoholic Fermentation

A biological process in which sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose are converted into cellular energy, producing ethanol and carbon dioxide as by-products.

Inputs

Resources or information entered into a system for processing or for generating a specific output.

Outputs

The results or products generated from a system or process.

Glycolysis

The metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, producing energy in the form of ATP and NADH, occurring in the cytoplasm.