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osmosis
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diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane
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osmophiles
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microbes that grow in high salt or sugar enviroments: example: yeast and molds
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plasmolysis
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shrinking of cytoplasm away from cell walls may inhibit growth, due to lack of water, due to osmosis.
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Halophiles
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microbes that tolerate or require high salt.
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Binary fission
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most common type of reproduction in bacteria: one bacterium divides to produce two new cells this is different from mitosis involves no centrioles nor spindle usually faster than mitosis.
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