Microbial Growth and Reproduction
Biology ⇒ Microorganisms and Microbiology
Microbial Growth and Reproduction starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A bacterial culture has a generation time of 20 minutes. If you start with 500 cells, how many cells will there be after 1 hour?
A bacterial culture starts with 1,000 cells. If the generation time is 30 minutes, how many cells will there be after 2 hours?
Describe the difference between batch culture and continuous culture in microbial growth.
Describe the four phases of a typical bacterial growth curve.
Describe the role of plasmids in bacterial reproduction and growth.
Explain the difference between synchronous and asynchronous microbial growth.
Explain why microbial growth is often plotted on a logarithmic scale.
Explain why the exponential phase of microbial growth is also called the log phase.
Explain why the stationary phase is important in industrial microbiology.
In a laboratory experiment, a bacterial culture is found to have entered the stationary phase. Suggest two possible reasons for this observation.
In the context of microbial growth, what does the term 'colony' refer to?
Name two methods used to measure microbial growth.
What is the function of a chemostat in microbial culture?
What is the main advantage of forming endospores for bacteria?
What is the main purpose of using selective media in microbial growth studies?
Which phase of the bacterial growth curve is associated with the depletion of nutrients and accumulation of waste products?
