Which of These Microbial Activities Would Be First in a Chain

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of these microbial activities would be first in a chain of metabolite production culminating in methane production?

• A)yeast ethanol production
• B)bacterial fatty acid oxidation
• C)bacterial acetate production
• D)archaeal conversion of hydrogen to methane
• E)bacterial conversion of acetate to methane

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