D. Microbial Growth

Question 0

Binary fission

Answer 0

Cell division in prokaryotes

Question 1

Microbial growth

Answer 1

Increase number of cells

Question 2

Generation time

Answer 2

Amount of time required for a population to double

Question 3

The four phases of a population growth curve for a batch culture

Answer 3

Lag phase

Exponential (or logarithmic) phase

Stationary phase

Death phase

Question 4

Lag phase

Answer 4

Phase at the beginning of a growth curve, where nothing really happens

Question 5

Exponential (or logarithmic) phase

Answer 5

Incredible amount of growth in a short period of time

Question 6

Stationary phase

Answer 6

Decrease in nutrients, and increase in waste

Cells just maintain

Question 7

Stationary phase:

Cryptic growth

Answer 7

Rate of growth is equivalent to rate of death

Question 8

Death phase

Answer 8

The last phase resulting in death of bacteria

Question 9

Two types of maintenance cultures

Answer 9

Chemostat

Turbidostat

Question 10

Maintenance cultures

Answer 10

Keep bacteria in stationary phase

Question 11

Turbidostat

Answer 11

Turbidity (cloudy)

Optical density