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BIO 201 Exam 2 Study Guide 2026 Updated – Microbial Growth and Reproduction, Binary Fission, Growth Curves and Environmental Factors Review

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Download this comprehensive BIO 201 Exam 2 Study Guide 2026 Updated covering microbial growth and reproduction, binary fission, generation time, exponential population growth, bacterial growth curves, lag phase, log phase, stationary phase, death phase, microbial nutrition, culture media, biofilms, environmental factors affecting growth, temperature classifications, pH requirements, oxygen requirements, osmotic pressure, microbial metabolism, and laboratory methods for measuring microbial growth. Ideal for microbiology students, BIO 201 courses, exam preparation, quizzes, and course review. Includes detailed explanations, key concepts, terminology, growth calculations, practice questions, and study resources designed to strengthen understanding of microbial physiology, reproduction, population dynamics, and microbial adaptation.

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which tubes can grow in an anaerobic glove bag?



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facultative anaerobes obligate aerobes
1 aerotolerant anaerobes 2 facultative anaerobes
microaerophiles aerotolerant anaerobes



nonhalophile
facultative anaerobes
halotolerant (facultative halophile)
3 obligate anaerobes 4
obligate halophiles
aerotolerant anaerobes
extreme halophiles



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many types of microbes (especially bacteria) reproduce via binary fission


what happens during the process of binary fission? microbes double


prokaryotes: bacteria and archaea reproduce by binary fission
only group that has a nucleotide (microbes DNA)
septam (wall)


generation time (aka doubling time) the amount of time it takes a population of microbes to double in size

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important concept in microbiology determining how many microbial cells are present after a specific number of generations/
doubling events


important formula for finding out how many bacteria would be initial cells x 2 ^ number of generations
present in a test tube after a certain amount of hours number of generations= total time in tube/ generation time


what are the four phases of microbial growth? lag phase
log (exponential) phase
stationary phase
death phase


lag phase no growth; microbes adjust; synthesize enzymes needed to eat


log (exponential) phase maximum growth


stationary phase growing microbes= dying microbes
nutrients go away; waste builds


death phase dying >>> growing
nutrients gone
waste levels very high


what are most pathogens? mesophiles


what is the human body temperature? 98.6 degrees F -> 37 degrees C


what is the temperature psychrophiles can grow? -5 to 20 degrees C


psychrophiles found in freezer or fridge
some can grow diseases such as listeria



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