What is the difference between growth and reproduction?

DRAW IT Label the trophophase and idiophase in this graph. Indicate when primary and secondary metabolites are formed.

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Which of the following is most useful in representing population growth on a graph?

a. logarithmic reproduction of the growth curve

b. a semilogarithmic graph using a log scale on the y-axis

c. an arithmetic graph of the lag phase followed by a logarithmic section for the log, stationary, and death phases

d. None of the above would best represent a population growth curve.

Draw and label the four distinct phases of a bacterial growth curve. Describe what is happening within the culture as it passes through the phases.

The time between inoculation and the beginning of growth in a microbial culture is referred to as:

The log phase of the bacterial growth curve is marked by

In the growth curve of a bacterial population, the bacteria are rapidly increasing in number during the:

Rates of cell production and cell death are approximately equal during the _____ phase of microbial growth.