Resource: Appendix A
Examine cell division in bacteria to determine how it relates to growth.
Complete Appendix A located on the student website to explain the following in your own words:
- The phases of growth in a bacterial culture
- Methods used to measure bacterial growth
- Physical and nutritional factors affecting bacterial growth
- The processes of sporulation
- The function of bacterial endospores
Appendix A – Cell Division in Bacteria
After reading Ch. 6 in Microbiology: Principles and Explorations, fill in the following matrix.
List the four phases of bacterial growth and briefly describe what happens in each phase. |
List and describe at least four methods used to measure bacterial growth. |
List at least two physical factors that influence bacterial cell growth. Briefly describe how bacterial growth responds to changes in those factors. |
List at least two nutritional factors that influence bacterial cell growth. Briefly describe how bacterial growth responds to changes in those factors. |
List and describe at least two events that occur during the process of endospore formation (sporulation). Note: Visit Chapter 6 of Microbiology: Principles and Explorations in WileyPlusto view the Endospore Formation Animation found under the Animated Concepts Section. |
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What is the function of a bacterial endospore? Explain in your own words. |
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