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Growth and Nutrition of Bacteria
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Generation time of
Escherichia coli
is
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A. 20 minutes
B. 20 hours
C. 20 days
D. 200 hours
Correct Answer
20 minutes
Growth and Nutrition of Bacteria problems
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1. An organism has an optimal growth rate when the hydrogen ion concentration is very high. This organism is
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A. osmotolerant
B. acidophile
C. neutrophile
D. aerotolerant anaerobe
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Correct Answer: acidophile
2. The period between inoculation of bacteria in a culture medium and beginning of multiplication is known as
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A. stationary phase
B. log phase
C. lag phase
D. decline phase
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Correct Answer: lag phase
3. An organism is completely dependent on atmospheric O
2
for growth. This organism is
Options
A. osmotolerant
B. acidophile
C. facultative anaerobe
D. obligate aerobe
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Correct Answer: obligate aerobe
4. Microaerophilic bacteria are those which require
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A. 21 % oxygen for growth
B. low levels of oxygen for growth (lesser than O
2
present in atmosphere)
C. oxygen for activation of enzymes
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: low levels of oxygen for growth (lesser than O
2
present in atmosphere)
5. The reproduction by budding occur in
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A.
Rhodopseudomonas acidophila
B.
Hyphomicrobium vulgare
C.
Bacillus subtilis
D. Both (a) and (b)
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
6. The combination of low levels of NaCl, NaNO
3
(sodium nitrate), and slightly acid pH can prevent multiplication and toxin formation of
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A.
Salmonella
B.
S. aureus
C.
C. botulinum
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
7. What are the extrinsic factors for the microbial growth?
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A. humidity
B. storage temperature
C. composition of gas phase
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: all of these
8. The term aerotolerant anaerobe refers to an organism that
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A. doesn't use oxygen but can grow in the presence of oxygen
B. is killed by oxygen
C. requires less oxygen than is present in air
D. prefers to grow without oxygen
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Correct Answer: doesn't use oxygen but can grow in the presence of oxygen
9. Which of the following procedures uses a photocell to measure absorbance of a culture to regulate the flow of culture media?
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A. Coulter Counter
B. Hemostat
C. Petroff-Hausser chamber
D. Trubidostat
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Correct Answer: Trubidostat
10. The average size of cells during the exponential phase of growth is
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A. greater than the lag phase
B. lesser than the lag phase
C. equal to the lag phase
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: lesser than the lag phase
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