Lesson 909 of 1524
Microbial Growth
Most bacterial cells divide by binary fission .
Practice this chapterMost bacterial cells divide by binary fission . Generation time in bacterial growth is defined as the doubling time of the population
Cells in a closed system follow a pattern of growth with four phases: lag , logarithmic (exponential) , stationary , and death Cells can be counted by direct viable cell count .
Be able to define the generation time for growth based on binary fission; identify and describe the activities of microorganisms undergoing typical phases of binary fission (simple cell division) in a growth curve; explain several laboratory methods used to determine viable and total cell counts in populations undergoing exponential growth.
Worked example
What does this chapter state?
- 1Most bacterial cells divide by binary fission .
- 2That claim is the chapter’s own statement.
- 3Answer from the claim, not from where the chapter sits in the book.
Result: Most bacterial cells divide by binary fission .
Why. The sentence is taken from this chapter’s summary or key concepts.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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