Answer to Question #99299 in Microbiology for amir

Question #99299

A 10 g (dry weight) mouse is accidentally drowned in a 25 L bottle of non-sterile spring water that initially contains 10 mg/L oxygen. Assume that 70% of the mouse’s dry weight is CH2O. a. Write the relevant reaction for respiration of the mouse with oxygen. b. Does the jug become anaerobic? c. If 2 ppm NO3- and 15 ppm SO42- are in the spring water, how much of each will be left when the jug reaches equilibrium? Write relevant reactions. d. How much of the mouse will be left, assuming no organism capable of fermentation are present?

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