Which of the following drugs inhibits the enzyme DOPA decarboxylase to increase the amount of the drug levodopa that enters the brain?

(A) State ONE example of selective media that can be used to isolate [3 marks] EACH of the following microorganisms. (i) Gram positive bacteria. (ii) Staphylococci spp. (iii) Gram negative bacteria.

Calculate the cfu/cm \( \mathrm{cm}^{2} \) for a tested surface of 4 cm in length and 3 cm in width if the number of colonies on the agar plate is 96 cfu. (A) \( 8 \mathrm{cfu} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} \) (B) \( 12 \mathrm{cmu} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} \). (C) \( 72 \mathrm{cmu} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} \) (D) \( 128 \mathrm{cmu} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} \)

Glycerol a) Name the: (i) Process \( X \) (ii) Enzyme \( Y \) (iii) Molecule Z

(B) State TWO ways in which flagellum helps a microorganism survive in an open environment. (2 ma All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, reco otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Institute of Technical Education, Singapo Institute of Technical Education has made every effort to trace copyright holders, but if inadvertently overlooked any, we will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements a

23 Which one of the following microorganisms moves using flagellum? (A) Amoeba. (B) Euglena. (C) Paramecium. (D) Plasmodium. Which one of the following is NOT a heterotrophic microorganism? \( \begin{array}{ll}\text { (A) } \quad \text { Diatoms. } \\ \text { (B) } \quad \text { Sarcodines. } \\ \text { (C) } \quad \text { Sporozoans. } \\ \text { (D) }\end{array} \)