In Their Work with Soil Bacteria, McInerney and Colleagues Have $$\Delta$$

question 3

Multiple Choice

In their work with soil bacteria, McInerney and colleagues have found microorganisms that display metabolic pathways with net $$\Delta$$ G values as small as -20 kJ/mol. This is an example of

• A) the capacity of microorganisms to conquer a wide variety of environments.
• B) microorganisms contradicting the laws of thermodynamics.
• C) growth near thermodynamic equilibrium.
• D) growth that depends on the concentration of reactants but not products.
• E) enthalpic growth.

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