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Reproduction in bacterial cells occurs by the seequence of events known as _____
Binary fission
Psychrophilic bacteria species grow well at 10 degrees C, while mesophilic bacteria species grow well at _______
37 degrees C
During the stationary phase of bacterial growth, the population of living cells is ______ the population of dying cells.
Equal to
Organisms that practice heterotrophy are able to synthesize ther own food from _______
Simple carbon sources
When nutrients are limiting some bacterial species can form resistant structures called ________
Endospores
Facultative anaerobes can live with or without _____ gas
Oxygen
Barophiles are prokaryotes that with stand high ______
Hydrostatic pressures
In terms of temperature tolerance, human pathogens tend to be ______
Thermophiles
Prokaryotes that can with stand very high salft concentration are called _______
Halophiles
The inward pinching to the cell envelope in reproduction is called _____
Cytokinesis
The interval of time between successive reproductions is called _______
Generation time
What is the period where there is the least amount of growth in the growth curve?
Lag phase
Which of the following diseases result from germination of endospores?
Anthrax
Which of the following conditions are important for the growth of microbes?
Temperature, gas, pH, and oxygen
An example of an anaerobe that causes disease in human are?
Clostridium
Which kind of organisms will grow best in a candle jar?
Microaerophiles
Which kind of organisms will grow everywhere in a thioglycollate broth?
facultative anaerobes
What is a medium that contains ingredients that inhibit the growth of some organisms while allowing the growth of others?
Selective
One way to get a pure culture is by using ______
Both A & C
-aseptic technique
-streak-plate method
One indirect way to determine microbial growth is using a ________
Spectrophotometer
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Microbiology Quizes
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Section 2
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2010-10-10T04:51:42Z
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