Discussion:
Chemiosmotic Theory/ATP/Earth's Cycles/Hypertheromphiles
1. Describe the chemiosmotic theory of ATP generation.
2. Compare the efficiency of generating ATP through aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, and fermentation.
3. List some of the most important uses of the nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur that microorganisms obtain from their environment.
4. When an egg is placed in a beaker of boiling water, changes in the egg occur almost immediately. What happens and why do the contents of the egg look so different from the contents of an unboiled egg?
5. In reference to your answer in d., explain how it can be that prokaryotes known as hyperthermophiles thrive (as well as grow optimally) on boiling hot springs? How would the proteins of these organisms differ from those found in an egg?