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Biology - Microbiology

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What process do bacteria use to reproduce, involving a cell dividing into two, two to four, and so on?

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What factors can cause microbial growth to occur rapidly?

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Under optimal conditions, how often can E. coli divide in nutrient media at 37 degrees Celsius?

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What are the two major factors affecting microbial growth?

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Is it true that all living organisms require nutrients to sustain life?

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What are essential for organisms to carry out normal metabolic processes?

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Do organisms obtain energy by breaking chemical bonds?

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What is needed by organisms to carry out normal metabolic processes?

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Can certain microbial stages survive a drying process known as desiccation?

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Does every organism have an optimum growth temperature?

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What are microorganisms called that grow best at high temperatures?

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What term describes microbes that grow best at moderate temperatures?

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Which microorganisms prefer cold temperatures, such as those found in deep ocean water?

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What organisms prefer warm temperatures but can endure very cold or even freezing temperatures?

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What does pH refer to in a solution?

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Do most microorganisms prefer a neutral or slightly alkaline growth medium with a pH of 7.0-7.4?

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Which microorganisms prefer a pH range of 2 to 5?

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What type of microorganisms prefer a pH greater than 8.5?

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What does bacterial growth refer to in terms of cell numbers?

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What is the process called when one bacterial cell divides to become two cells?

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Do bacteria divide by binary fission when they reach their optimum size?

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Does binary fission continue through many generations until a colony is produced on solid culture medium?

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Does binary fission continue as long as there is a sufficient supply of nutrients, water, and space?

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What is the term for the time it takes for one bacterial cell to become two cells?

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What is used in microbiology laboratories to culture bacteria?

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What type of media is prepared in laboratories?

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What is a chemically defined medium?

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Can culture media be both liquid and solid?

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What is an enriched medium?

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What is inoculated with clinical specimens?

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What are clinical specimens?

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What does inoculation involve in microbiology?

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How is inoculation accomplished in a laboratory setting?

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What is sterilization in microbiology?

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How is sterilization accomplished?

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What is disinfection?

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What is an example of a disinfection technique?

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What are disinfectants?

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What are antiseptics?

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What does the suffix -cide or -cidal refer to?

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What are germicidal agents?

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What are bactericidal agents?

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What are sporicidal agents?

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What are fungicidal agents?

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What are algicidal agents?

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What are viricidal agents?

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What is a microbistatic agent?

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What is a bacteriostatic agent?

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What does sepsis refer to?

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What does asepsis refer to?

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What is antisepsis?

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What two factors determine the effectiveness of heat for sterilization?

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What factors are crucial in determining the effectiveness of heat for sterilization?

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What methods are used for dry heat sterilization?

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What methods are used for moist heat sterilization?

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What is an autoclave?

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What effect does cold have on most microorganisms?

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What happens to many dried microorganisms during desiccation?

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How is an ultra-violet (UV) lamp useful in microbial control?

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What are ultrasonic waves used for in medical settings?

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What are filters used for in microbiology?

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What are the characteristics of an ideal chemical antimicrobial agent?

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What are antiseptics used for?

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