Module 6 Slides 37-48

result when organisms attach to a substrate by some form of extracellular matrix that binds them together in complex organized layers

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Communicate and cooperate in the formation and function of biofilms

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Division of bacterial cells occurs mainly through

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Time required for a complete fission cycle is called the

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Each new fission cycle increases the population by a factor of

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Nf represents

• total number of cells in the population

• starting number of cells

• denotes generation time

Ni represents

• total number of cells in the population

• starting number of cells

• denotes generation time

n represents

• total number of cells in the population

• starting number of cells

• denotes generation time

In laboratory studies, populations typically display a predictable pattern over time

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Stages in the normal growth curve: “flat” period of adjustment, enlargement; little growth

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