OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY TEST
BANK OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY
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CHAPTERS 1-26 OF THE BOOK
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binary fission - answer-("division in half") is a kind of asexual reproduction. It is the most
common form of reproduction in prokaryotes and occurs in some single-celled
eukaryotes. The fully grown parent cell splits into two halves, producing two new cells.
Generation time - answer-is the time it takes for a cell to divide
colony (CFU) - answer-Colony Forming Unit, Growth is exponential and results in an
isolated of cells
Direct Count - answer-counts bacteria using a specially made slide, the slide has a grid
and for each bacteria in the grid that's how you count.
Serial dilution - answer-_______________ involves diluting a fixed volume of cells mixed
with dilution solution using the previous dilution as an inoculum. The result is dilution of
the original culture by an exponentially growing factor.
2 Bacteria makes a... - answer-colony
Plate dilution - answer-uses warmed agar to dilute rather than diluting solution
Drinking Water - answer-Very dilute samples such as ______________ use filtration to
count bacterial cells.
BANK OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY
THIS TEST BANK COVERS ALL
CHAPTERS 1-26 OF THE BOOK
LATEST UPDATE 2026
binary fission - answer-("division in half") is a kind of asexual reproduction. It is the most
common form of reproduction in prokaryotes and occurs in some single-celled
eukaryotes. The fully grown parent cell splits into two halves, producing two new cells.
Generation time - answer-is the time it takes for a cell to divide
colony (CFU) - answer-Colony Forming Unit, Growth is exponential and results in an
isolated of cells
Direct Count - answer-counts bacteria using a specially made slide, the slide has a grid
and for each bacteria in the grid that's how you count.
Serial dilution - answer-_______________ involves diluting a fixed volume of cells mixed
with dilution solution using the previous dilution as an inoculum. The result is dilution of
the original culture by an exponentially growing factor.
2 Bacteria makes a... - answer-colony
Plate dilution - answer-uses warmed agar to dilute rather than diluting solution
Drinking Water - answer-Very dilute samples such as ______________ use filtration to
count bacterial cells.
