A Bacterium That Catabolizes a Compound by Linking Ion Pumps

question 86

Multiple Choice

A bacterium that catabolizes a compound by linking ion pumps to establish a proton or sodium motive force for energy

• A) can circumvent substrate-level and oxidative phosphorylation.
• B) makes insufficient energy to grow but enough for cellular maintenance to survive.
• C) requires a second bacterium to cooperatively drive the gradient.
• D) still requires another carbon substrate to provide a carbon source.

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