Exam 4: Dynamics of Prokaryotic Growth

The prefix photo- indicates that an organism will make use of _______ for energy purposes.

There are 5 stages of growth in an open system of culture.

Organisms that use CO₂ as their source of carbon are called

Generally the proteins of thermophiles

In a rapidly multiplying bacterial population, cell numbers increase

Mycobacterium leprae is typically found infecting the ears, toes and fingers of its host due to its

A medium that inhibits the growth of organisms other than the one being sought is termed a(n)

Chemoheterotrophs

You are in charge of water quality for your city's water treatment plant. Of the methods at your disposal, which will be the most efficient and cheapest method of determining the number of viable bacteria in the water coming out of your plant?

In the growth curve of a bacteria population, the bacteria are rapidly increasing in number in the

In the cultivation of microaerophilic and anaerobic bacteria,

Prokaryotic cells divide by a process known as

A microbe is discovered growing near a deep sea thermal vent. When researchers bring a sample up to the surface and try to grow it in a lab at room temperature in a normal incubator, they are unsuccessful. Why?

Products which limit pH changes are often incorporated into media and are referred to as

Shake tubes are used to determine the

Organisms that use organic molecules as their source of carbon are called

Bacteria on fish caught in the Arctic Ocean would

The simplest technique for isolating bacteria in growth media is referred to as the

Prokaryotes are the only organisms able to use atmospheric nitrogen as a nitrogen source.

It is assumed that every colony observed on a streak plate arose from a single bacterium.