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The methanogens, a unique group within Archaebacteria, are characterized by their ability to:
Perform photosynthesis using bacteriochlorophyll
Produce methane as a metabolic byproduct
Fix atmospheric nitrogen in aerobic conditions
Survive extreme high pH environments
Methanogens, a unique group of archaebacteria, are found in which of the following environments?
Hot springs
Gut of ruminant animals
Salt lakes
Acidic soils
Which primitive prokaryotes are primarily responsible for biogas production from the dung of ruminant animals?
Halophiles
Thermoacidophiles
Methanogens
Eubacteria
The rumen of ruminant animals provides a suitable environment for which type of prokaryotes involved in biogas production?
Methanogens
Cyanobacteria
Actinomycetes
Spirochetes
In the process of biogas production from ruminant dung, which microorganisms are responsible for the final conversion of and to methane ()?
Halophiles
Methanogens
Thermophiles
Acidophiles
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the prokaryotes involved in biogas production from ruminant dung?
Are prokaryotic
Belong to Archaebacteria
Essential for methane production
Require oxygen for survival
Which of the following bacteria are responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of cows and buffaloes?
Thermoacidophiles
Halophiles
Methanogen
Cyanobacteria
Read the following statements regarding methanogens and select correct options
(i) They are included in the group of archae bacteria
(ii) They are responsible for the production of biogas in gober gas plants
(iii) They live in hot sulphur springs
(iv) They are strictly anaerobic
Only statements (i) and (ii) are correct
Only statements (i), (ii), (iv) are correct
Statements (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
All statements are correct
Read the following statements regarding methanogens and select correct options
(i) They are included in the group of archae bacteria
(ii) They are responsible for the production of biogas in gober gas plants
(iii) They live in hot sulphur springs
(iv) They are strictly anaerobic
Only statements (i) and (ii) are correct
Only statements (i), (ii), (iv) are correct
Statements (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
All statements are correct
The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, include
the:
Halophiles
Thermoacidophiles
Methanogens
Eubacteria
