A bacterium that catabolizes a compound by linking ion pumps to establish a proton or sodium motive force for energy
A. can circumvent substrate-level and oxidative phosphorylation.
B. makes insufficient energy to grow but enough for cellular maintenance to survive.
C. requires a second bacterium to cooperatively drive the gradient.
D. still requires another carbon substrate to provide a carbon source.
Answer:A
A bacterium that catabolizes a compound by linking ion pumps to establish a proton or sodium motive force for energy
A. can circumvent substrate-level and oxidative phosphorylation. B. makes insufficient energy to grow but enough for cellular maintenance to survive. C. requires a second bacterium to cooperatively drive the gradient. D. still requires another carbon substrate to provide a carbon source.