InterviewSolution
Saved Bookmarks
InterviewSolution
| 1. |
what is meant by saying bacteria as a group show the most extensive metabolic diversity? |
| Answer» The\xa0bacteria\xa0is known to have the\xa0most extensive metabolic diversity\xa0because it is able to extract energy from any carbohydrate which is in its reduced form like sugar. It does that as it has different compounds which have different inorganic or organic reduced electron compounds.\xa0Metabolic diversity\xa0mainly refers to the different\xa0metabolic\xa0strategies that organisms have evolved to obtain energy. ... An interesting property of some microorganisms is their\xa0metabolic\xa0versatility, which enables them to select their\xa0metabolic\xa0mode according to environmental conditions. | |