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In microbiology, growth usually refers to |
Increase in numbers |
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A cell that uses inorganic carbon source and obtains energy from light would be called |
Photoheterotroph |
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Which of the following elements is never a limiting nutrient in cells |
Hydrogen |
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In aquatic microbe that can only grow at the surface of water is probably which of the following |
Phototroph |
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Which of the following forms of oxygen is detoxify to by the enzyme catalase |
Peroxide anion |
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Used to protect organisms from the toxic by products of |
Protease |
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Examples of growth factors used by microbes |
Heme, NaDH, Vitamins ,amino acids |
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At temperatures higher than the maximum growth temperature for an organism |
Proteins are denatured, cell membrane is damaged, hydrogen bonds broken, death |
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Human pathogens are classified as |
Mesophiles |
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Barophile refers to |
Hydrostatic pressure |
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Forgan isms that can grow with or without oxygen present |
Facultative anaerobes, aerotolerant anaerobes |
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A fastidious organism might be grown on which of the following types of media |
Enriched media |
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All of the following would be expected to grow in a candle jar |
Aerotolerant, facultative anaerobes, |
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Another term for the logarithmic growth of bacterial cells |
Exponential growth |
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A device that removes fresh Wastes and adds fresh medium to bacterial cultures in order to prolong the log phase of a culture is called |
Chemostat |
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1 ml is |
1000ml |
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During which growth phase are bacteria more susceptible to anti microbial drugs |
Exponential growth phase |
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The use of salt and sugar in the preservation of various types of foods is an example of which of the following concepts |
Osmotic pressure |
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All of the following are associated with the isolation of pure cultures |
Pouring plates, agar, streak plates |
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True statements about biofilms |
Bio film contains different bacteria, attach to surfaces, photo synthesis |
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True statements concerning binary fission of Microbial cells |
Cell division, dna duplicated, elongation is preserved, common cells may be attached |
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All of the following ingredients are found in complex media |
Animal blood, human blood, soil extract, milk proteins, seaweed |
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Which of the following quantification techniques can distinguish between living and dead cells in a culture |
Metabolic activities |