Topics: Microbial Growth Quiz
Which of the following is the best definition of generation time in a bacterium?
A. the length of time it takes to reach the log phase
B. the length of time it takes for a population of cells to double
C. the time it takes to reach stationary phase
D. the length of time of the exponential phase
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During the Lag Phase, bacteria are
A. doubling the number of cells every generation.
B. creating new cells at the same rate as cells are dying.
C. making proteins, ribosomes, obtaining nutrients.
D. dying at a faster rate than they are being produced.