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Bacterial growth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When we refer to 'growth' with bacteria, we are talking about the population and not the size of the bacteria.

a)

False

b)

True

2.

The bacterium which obtain its energy from chemicals is known as a ...

a)

Phototroph

b)

Chemotroph

c)

Autotroph

d)

Heterotroph

3.

Autotrophic bacteria are those which ...

a)

Make their own food

b)

Are highly susceptible to penicillin

c)

Produce a blue-green pigment

d)

Obtain their food from the environment

4.

Bacteria growth is

a)

linear

b)

quadratic

c)

exponential

d)

radical

5.

Why do bacteria enters the stationary phase?

a)

Because of the limitation of essential nutrients and accumulation of toxic by-products.

b)

Because they get tired.

c)

Because of depletion of nutrients.

6.

Which one of the following WILL NOT be characteristic of the LAG PHASE?

a)

Adapting to the new environment

b)

Rapid Binary fission

c)

Intake of nutrients

7.

The portion of the growth curve where rapid growth of bacteria is observed is known as-

a)

Stationary Phase

b)

Death Phase

c)

Log Phase

d)

Lag Phase

8.

Which phase in bacterial growth curve shows the reproduction rate equal to the death rate?

a)

Lag Phase

b)

Stationary Phase

c)

Log Phase

d)

Decline Phase

9.

The generation time for E.coli is ________

a)

50 minutes

b)

1 hr 10 minutes

c)

20 minutes

d)

45 minutes

10.

Which of the following is the type of reproduction found in most unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms?

a)

Budding

b)

Binary Fission

c)

Fragmentation