GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY - T.P. Pyrog - 2004

6. MICROBIAL GROWTH

Review Questions for Chapter 6

1. How are microorganisms classified according to their Temperature, oxygen, and pH requirements?

2. What Methods are used for the cultivation of aerobic and anaerobic cultures?

3. How does radiant energy affect microorganisms?

4. How do chemical compounds influence microorganisms? What cellular damage is caused by antimicrobial agents?

5. What methods are used for sterilization and preservation?

6. What common anti-stress adaptation mechanisms function in eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells?

7. Why is The Study of adaptation mechanisms important for biotechnology?

8. Which bioelements are Major and minor, and why? What requirements must nutrient media meet for the CULTIVATION OF MICROORGANISMS?

9. What are the MAIN MECHANISMS OF ATP synthesis?

10. How are microorganisms classified by their nutritional type?

11. Name the types of transformation of mixtures of Growth and non-growth substrates in microorganisms.

12. How are nutrient media classified by their composition, purpose, and physical state?

13. What is The Essence of the enrichment culture method?

14. Define the term "growth". What types of binary fission are characteristic of Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria?

15. What methods exist for determining bacterial concentration and biomass? How do these two indicators differ from each other?

16. Characterize the phases of Bacterial growth in a batch culture.

17. Name the parameters of the growth curve.

18. What is the essence of continuous cultivation? What are the modes of continuous cultivation?

19. State the fundamental differences between batch and continuous cultures.



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