Across
- 5. In the _________ phase we say that the growth rate is ZERO
- 8. Occurs Immediately after inoculation of the cells into fresh medium
- 9. __________anaerobe need an oxygen-free environment – killed in the presence of oxygen
- 13. The growth of bacteria are affected by this environmental condition
- 14. The shape of a bacterial chromosome
- 15. The lag phase for an aerobic microorganism is _______ when oxygen levels are depleted
- 16. 1 of 3 environmental conditions that affect bacterial growth
- 17. In this phase of growth, the number of cells dying is greater than the number of new cells being formed.
Down
- 1. A build up of _______ leads to cellular death
- 2. Oxygen is required for ________
- 3. A heat loving microbe
- 4. This is the stage of active growth where all the cells are dividing regularly by binary fission
- 6. Acid loving microbe
- 7. The growth rate is _________during the log phase for an aerobic microorganism when oxygen levels are depleted
- 10. _______ fission is a form of asexual reproduction
- 11. __________ anaerobe can grow in the presence or absence of oxygen.
- 12. The number of growth phases in a closed system
