Microbial Growth Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. have an optimal growth of 15 degrees
  2. 4. most important environmental factor affecting the growth of bacteria
  3. 7. have a specific life span
  4. 10. pattern of population increase where the number of cells double during a constant time interval
  5. 13. sugar-loving organisms
  6. 14. cell division apparatus
  7. 16. salt-loving organisms
  8. 17. does not have MreB
  9. 18. extreme hot or cold environments
  10. 19. does not require oxygen to survive
  11. 20. stage at which binary fission is balanced by death
Down
  1. 1. with midrange temperature optima
  2. 2. tolerate oxygen but cannot use it
  3. 5. estimate cell numbers
  4. 6. requires very low level of oxygen
  5. 8. stage at which the number of bacteria is the same over time
  6. 9. stage at which binary fission is no longer active
  7. 11. stage at which there is an exponential increase in the number of cells
  8. 12. grow best in very dry environments
  9. 15. increase in the number of cells in a population