Microbial Growth Quiz

What is the process of formation of cross walls between daughter cells and cells separate?

• Budding

• Binary Fission

• Filamentous

• Chromosome Replication

Which phase of microbial growth refers to the stage where there is no net increase or decrease in cell number?

• Lag Phase

• Exponential Phase

• Stationary Phase

• Senescence Death Phase

What is the term used for the time required for the population to double in size?

• Generation Time

• Adaptation Phase

• Doubling Time

• Balanced Growth

Which method of measuring microbial growth involves staining cells with fluorescent dyes to distinguish living from dead cells?

• Direct Counts on Membrane Filters

• DNA Measurement

• Turbidimetric Measurements

• Protein Measurements

What is the primary reason for the entry into the stationary phase in microbial growth?

• Limited Oxygen Availability

• Critical Population Density Reached

• Nutrient Limitation

• Toxic Waste Accumulation

Which phase of microbial growth is characterized by cells nearly uniform in chemical composition and physiological characteristics?

• Stationary Phase

• Exponential Phase

• Senescence Death Phase

• Lag Phase

What is the term used for the process where cells are alive but dormant, capable of new growth when conditions are right?

• Viable But Not Culturable (VBNC)

• Programmed Cell Death

• Senescence Death Phase

• Starvation Response

Which method of measuring microbial growth involves direct counting of individual cells using a counting chamber?

• Brock Biology of Microorganisms

• Slide with Known Area

• Electronic Particle Counter

• Direct Counts on Membrane Filters

What is the term used for the phase where the death rate is greater than the growth rate in microbial growth?

• Senescence Death Phase

• Stationary Phase

• Lag Phase

• Exponential Phase

Which mathematical term is used to describe the time required for the population to double in size?

• Quadrupling Time

• Tripling Time

• Halving Time

• Doubling Time