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What is the term for the time required for a bacterial cell to divide?
What is the term for the time required for a bacterial cell to divide?
Which phase of growth involves metabolically active cells but no increase in cell number?
Which phase of growth involves metabolically active cells but no increase in cell number?
In bacterial fission, what is the structure that starts to divide?
In bacterial fission, what is the structure that starts to divide?
During which phase of growth do bacterial cells stop dividing due to limited nutrients and waste accumulation?
During which phase of growth do bacterial cells stop dividing due to limited nutrients and waste accumulation?
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What term is used for the period when bacterial cells are adapting to a new environment before actively dividing?
What term is used for the period when bacterial cells are adapting to a new environment before actively dividing?
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Why does binary fission double the number of cells each generation?
Why does binary fission double the number of cells each generation?
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Which phase of microbial growth is characterized by a horizontal growth curve where population growth ceases?
Which phase of microbial growth is characterized by a horizontal growth curve where population growth ceases?
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What is the term used to describe the process where new cells are made at the same rate as old cells die in a microbial culture?
What is the term used to describe the process where new cells are made at the same rate as old cells die in a microbial culture?
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Which microorganism has a generation time of 9.6 minutes based on the information provided?
Which microorganism has a generation time of 9.6 minutes based on the information provided?
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During which phase does bacterial cell death occur exponentially?
During which phase does bacterial cell death occur exponentially?
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What does a semi-log plot of growth vs. time yield according to the text?
What does a semi-log plot of growth vs. time yield according to the text?
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What does synchronous growth in microbial cultures refer to?
What does synchronous growth in microbial cultures refer to?
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What is the structural backbone of living cells?
What is the structural backbone of living cells?
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Which component makes up half of the dry weight of a typical bacterial cell?
Which component makes up half of the dry weight of a typical bacterial cell?
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What serves as a carbon source for chemoautotrophs and photoautotrophs?
What serves as a carbon source for chemoautotrophs and photoautotrophs?
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How do bacteria reproduce by binary fission?
How do bacteria reproduce by binary fission?
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What are common environmental factors that can affect microbial growth?
What are common environmental factors that can affect microbial growth?
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What are the primary organic growth factors required by microbes?
What are the primary organic growth factors required by microbes?
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Study Notes
Bacterial Cell Growth and Division
- The term for the time required for a bacterial cell to divide is called generation time.
Phases of Growth
- The phase of growth involving metabolically active cells but no increase in cell number is called the stationary phase.
- During the lag phase, bacterial cells are adapting to a new environment before actively dividing.
Binary Fission
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In bacterial fission, the structure that starts to divide is the cell.
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Binary fission doubles the number of cells each generation because one cell divides into two daughter cells.
Phases of Microbial Growth
- The phase characterized by a horizontal growth curve where population growth ceases is called the stationary phase.
- During the death phase, bacterial cell death occurs exponentially.
Microbial Cultures
- A semi-log plot of growth vs. time yields a straight line.
- Synchronous growth in microbial cultures refers to the coordinated growth of microorganisms.
Cellular Structure
- The structural backbone of living cells is the cell wall.
- Peptidoglycan (also known as murein) makes up half of the dry weight of a typical bacterial cell.
Autotrophs
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) serves as a carbon source for chemoautotrophs and photoautotrophs.
Reproduction
- Bacteria reproduce by binary fission, where one cell divides into two daughter cells.
Environmental Factors
- Common environmental factors that can affect microbial growth include temperature, pH, oxygen, and nutrients.
- The primary organic growth factors required by microbes are carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and energy.
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Explore the process of binary fission in bacteria, including the DNA replication, formation of cross-wall, and generation time required for cell division. Understand how binary fission leads to the doubling of cells with each generation and how growth curves are represented logarithmically.
