You have isolated a mutant strain of bacillus subtilis (which you designate wimp) whose endospores can be killed by boiling water. when you analyze the endospores produced by this strain, you find that compared to endospores produced by the parent (a wild-type strain), the wimp spores have significantlya. elevated amounts of germination factors. b. reduced amounts of small acid-soluble proteins. c. reduced amounts of germination factors. d. lower amounts of spore coat proteins. e. higher water content.

1. amino acid refers to the fundamental building block of proteins, comprising of an amino group and a carboxyl group.

2. catalyst refers to any substance, which increases the rate of chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction.

3. a complex molecule containing he genetic code is dna or deoxyribonucleic acid.

4. an enzyme refers to a molecule of protein, which is unique in accelerating up a particular chemical reaction in the biological systems.

5. nucleic acid refers to an sequence of sugars, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases, for example, dna and rna.

6. a protein refers to a large, composite organic molecule comprising of a huge number of amino acids associated together with the of peptide bonds.

7. rna refers to a nucleic acid that takes part in the production of proteins.

8. substrate refers to a compound, which takes part in a chemical reaction, and is chemically modified by the reaction.