FLASHCARDS INTRO TO MICRO PHYSIOLOGY OF BACTERIA LU 2 SET #2

Front

Name the 7 conditions affecting bacterial growth

Back

1. Food requirements/Sufficient nutrients

2. Oxygen requirements

3. Moisture/water requirements

4. Temperature requirements

5. pH

6. Effects of Light

7. Osmotic pressure

Front

Organisms that are self-nourishing are called

Back

Autotrophic

Front

What are organisms that break down complex organic matter into simpler chemical substances referred to as?

Back

Heterotrophic

Front

In which symbiotic relationship does one organism benefit at the other’s expense.

Back

Parasitism

Front

What happens to a bacterial cell when placed in an isotonic solution?

Back

nothing will happen

Front

Shrinkage of a bacterial cell is called

Back

plasmolysis

Front

The process of rupturing a bacterial cell is called:

Back

Plasmoptysis

Front

A pH range from 0 -6.9 indicates something is

Back

an acid

or

acidic

Front

What is another name for binary fission?

Back

simple transverse division

Front

Bacterial cells placed in a hypotonic solution

Back

rupture

undergo plasmoptysis