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Large, diverse family of organic molecules that function in cells as structural and energy molecules?
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Carbohydrates
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These 2 things are used by cells to produce adenosine triphosphate?
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Simple sugars (monosaccharides) and disaccharides
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By what 2 processes to cells produces ATP?
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Cellular respiration and fermentation
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In order for bacteria to utilize exogenous carbs, what must they first do?
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First transport them into the cell
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Once in the cell the carb is directed where?
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To the glycolytic pathway
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Catabolic Pathway whose end products include 2 molecules of both pyruvate and ATP?
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Glycolysis
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Under what conditions is pyruvate further metabolized to a variety of end products, including alcohols, gases and acids?
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Aerobic conditions
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Medium that is commonly used to determine the test organism's ability to utilize a specific sugar?
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Phenol Red Broth
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What 4 things does the Phenol red test use?
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PH indicator phenol red, sugar, salts and peptone
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Tubes of the medium include a small inverted test tube called what?
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Durham tube
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This test uses what 2 broths?
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Glucose and Lactose
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If the organism can transport sugar into the cell, it is further metabolized by what?
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Intracellular enzymes
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What are some gases that that are by-products of carbohydrate metabolism?
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CO2, H2, and methane
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Gases that are released from the cells accumulate where?
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Durham tube
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If gas is accumulated in the Durham tube, what is this evidence of?
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Fermentation
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