Microbial Growth

unequal products of cell division

• Binary Fission
• Budding

equal products of cell division

• Binary Fission
• Budding

most bacteria perform

• Binary Fission
• Budding

formed from a community of microorganisms that produce a polysaccharide matrix ________

the first phase of the bacterial growth curve

• Stationary
• Exponential/Logarithmic
• Death
• Lag

in the lag phase there is no replication nor metabolic activity

• True
• False

the duration of the lag phase depends on...

• Species
• Temeperature
• The Medium
• Availability of Nutrients
• Turbidity

the lag phase is the response of the microorganisms adapting to a ___ ___________

the second phase of the bacterial growth curve

• Lag
• Exponential/Logarithmic
• Stationary
• Death

generation time can only be determined during which phase

• Stationary
• Lag
• Death
• Exponential/Logarithmic