A New Bacterium Is Discovered That Has a Unique Ability

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Essay

A new bacterium is discovered that has a unique ability to metabolize a compound toxic to most other organisms. The microbiologists researching this bacterium do not know how the bacterium takes up the compound from the environment. Design an experiment to determine whether uptake is passive or active.

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Definitions:

Fishery Collapse

A dramatic decline in fish populations in a given area, often due to overfishing, pollution, or habitat destruction, leading to a loss of the fishery as a viable resource.

Harvesting Rates

describe the speed or volume at which natural resources are gathered or extracted, impacting sustainability and future availability.

Total Allowable Catch (TAC)

The overall limit set by a government or a fisheries commission on the total number of fish or tonnage of fish that fishers collectively can harvest during some particular time period. Used to set the fishing limits for individual transferable quotas (ITQs).

Tonnage

A measurement of weight or volume used to describe the size or capacity of ships and the cargo they carry.