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Which type of bacteria grows best between 20-40 °C?
Mesophiles
What is the temperature range in which hyperthermophiles grow best?
Above 80 °C
Which type of bacteria requires oxygen for growth?
Obligate aerobes
Which type of bacteria can grow with or without oxygen?
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Which type of bacteria grows best in alkaline habitats?
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Which type of bacteria grows best below 15 °C and cannot grow above 20 °C?
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Which type of bacteria can grow in the presence or absence of oxygen?
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Which type of bacteria grows best in acidic habitats?
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Which type of bacteria requires high salt concentration for growth?
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What is the temperature range in which thermophiles grow best?
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Which of the following is a macroelement required for bacterial growth?
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Which of the following is a microelement required for bacterial growth?
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Which of the following is a component of complex media used for bacterial growth?
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Which of the following is a method for measuring bacterial growth?
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What is the term used to describe the time needed for a bacterial population to double in size?
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Which of the following is true about viable but nonculturable bacteria?
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that can affect bacterial growth?
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Which of the following is true about facultative anaerobes?
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Which of the following is the correct temperature range for mesophiles?
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Which of the following is true about hyperthermophiles?
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True or false: Bacteriolytic agents inhibit bacterial growth by lysing bacterial cells.
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True or false: Mesophiles are bacteria that grow best below 15 °C and cannot grow above 20 °C.
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True or false: Acidophiles are bacteria that grow best in alkaline habitats.
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True or false: Hyperthermophiles can grow at temperatures above 80 °C.
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True or false: Halophiles are bacteria that grow in habitats with high salt concentration.
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True or false: Oxygen is required for the growth of obligate anaerobes.
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True or false: Psychrophiles can grow above 20 °C.
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True or false: Acidophiles grow best in alkaline habitats.
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True or false: Hyperthermophiles can grow at temperatures below 80 °C.
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True or false: Halophiles require high salt concentration for growth.
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