NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

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____ is the ability of biological materials including microorganisms to accumulate heavy metals from wastewater through metabolically mediated or physico-chemical pathways of uptake.
A
Biosorption
B
Bioleaching
C
Biomineralization
D
Bioaccumulation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biosorption can be defined as the ability of biological materials to accumulate heavy metals from wastewater through metabolically mediated or physico-chemical pathways of uptake.

Detailed explanation-2: -Biosorption is aimed for the removal of contaminants and unwanted materials from solution by biological material that includes living or dead microorganisms and their components such as seaweeds, plant materials, industrial and agricultural wastes, natural residues, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a branch of biotechnology, biosorption has been aimed at the removal or recovery of organic and inorganic substances from solution by biological material which can include living or dead microorganisms and their components, seaweeds, plant materials, industrial and agricultural wastes and natural residues.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biosorption can be defined as the selective sequestering of metal soluble species that result in the immobilization of the metals by microbial cells. Metal sequestering by different parts of the cell can occur via various processes: complexation, chelation, coordination, ion exchange, precipitation, reduction.

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