MIC 205 Daydif Exam 2 questions with correct answers

How do prokaryotic cells reproduce? CORRECT ANSWER Binary Fission True or False: Do Microbial populations grow Arithmetically? CORRECT ANSWER False; they grow exponentially (AKA Logarithmic growth) Name the 4 considerations to make when performing clinical sampling CORRECT ANSWER 1. Proper Specimen 2. Technique 3. Timely Delivery 4. Proper culture methods What are the 2 phases of growth? CORRECT ANSWER Lag phase and log phase Define Lag phase CORRECT ANSWER Surveying the environment NOT building any structures Define Log phase CORRECT ANSWER Building structures, therefore more prone to deactivation Which phase of growth is more sensitive to penicillin, log phase or lag phase? CORRECT ANSWER Log phase (again, because it is building structures, it is more sensitive)