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Environmental Biotechnology Mcqs

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Which of the following bacteria can generate electricity, thereby reducing the environmental toxic pollutants?

A) Thermus aquaticus B) Bacillus thuringenesis
C) Shewanella D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shewanella

Explanation: Shewanella bacteria have wire like appendages that generate electricity, thereby reducing pollution, Thermus aquaticus has applications in PCR, Bacillus thuringenesis is used as a biological pesticide and Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis in humans.

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Which of the following is a bio-indicator of metal pollution?

A) Mytilus edulis B) E.coli
C) Lichens D) Microalage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mytilus edulis

Explanation: Heavy metal concentration of cadmium, copper, lead in Mytilus edulis, E. coli presence indicates fecal contamination, Lichens indicate air pollution, microalage helps to reduce CO? emissions.

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The increase of toxicity level, when we go from lower cellular complexities to higher cellular complexities is called as _____

A) Bio-magnification B) Quorum quenching
C) Quorum requirement D) Lyophilization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bio-magnification

Explanation: Bio-magnification is the process by which toxic substances get deposited in the food chain, quorum quenching leads to inhibition of the quorum sensing, quorum requirement is the minimum number of organisms required to form a colony, and lyophilization is a process of freeze drying.

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Which among the following is a process of bio remediation?

A) Chemical Testing method B) Most probable number method
C) Dissolved Oxygen method D) Immobilization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Immobilization

Explanation: Immobilization of microbes is done for effective bio-remediation process, most probable number method is used to detect the presence of E. coli which is a fecal coliform bacterium, the chemical testing method detects the presence of ammonia, nitrate, pH or any chemical parameter, dissolved oxygen method measures the level of dissolved oxygen.

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The process that results in conversion of environmental contaminants into less toxic substances with the help of microbiological processes is called as ______

A) Bio-fortification B) Bio-remediation
C) Bio-leaching D) Microbiology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bio-remediation

Explanation: Bio remediation is a process that uses microbial processes and converts toxic substances into less toxic or usable forms, microbiology is the study of microorganisms, bio- fortification is a process to increase the nutritional quality of plant, and bio-leaching is the extraction of metals.

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What is the cause behind irrecoverable environmental damage?

A) Oil spills in sea B) Afforestation
C) Sewage D) Biogas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oil spills in sea

Explanation: Oil spills leads to release of hydrocarbons into the environment which leads to serious environmental issues, sewage waste gets purified by time, afforestation restores environmental health and bio-gas is used as a fuel for cooking.

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Which contaminants among the following leads to environment pollution?

A) CO? B) Heavy metals and explosive
C) Fertilizer D) Methane gas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Heavy metals and explosive

Explanation: Heavy metals and explosive and toxic compounds that leads to environmental pollution, CO? and methane gas emission in the environment leads to global warming and fertilizer is used to increase the productivity of crops.

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