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

question 12

Multiple Choice

In their work with soil bacteria, McInerney and colleagues have found microorganisms that display metabolic pathways with $\Delta$ 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) all of the above
• E) none of the above

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