Pearson eText Bauman Microbiology with Diseases by Body Systems -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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Author: ROBERT BAUMAN
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Chapter 11, Problem 4MC
Endospores _____.
- a. remain alive for decades
- b. can remain alive in boiling water
- c. exist in a state of suspended animation
- d. All of the above are correct.
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Which of the following is NOT true about bacterial endospores?
A. They are produced by bacteria of the genus Bacillus and Clostridium
B. They are “resting cells” for survival during adverse environmental conditions
C. Resistant to desiccation (drying), heat, and chemicals
D. Formed by walling off one end of the bacterial cell and surrounding it with a thick spore coat
E. They represent a type of reproduction because their formation results in an increase in the number of bacterial cells
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is the answer a, b, c, d, or e?
a - metabolically inactive.
b - resistant to heat and chemical destruction.
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d - able to germinate when conditions are good.
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Pearson eText Bauman Microbiology with Diseases by Body Systems -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Ch. 11 - Prob. 1TMWCh. 11 - Why are taxonomic names and categories in our...Ch. 11 - Why is it that archaea dont seem to cause disease...Ch. 11 - Prob. 1EDCSCh. 11 - Why are bacteria all classified in the same domain...Ch. 11 - Modified True/False 1. ____ All prokaryotes...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2MTFCh. 11 - Modified True/False 3. __________ If you were to...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4MTFCh. 11 - Prob. 5MTF
Ch. 11 - Modified True/False 6. __________ Halophiles...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7MTFCh. 11 - Prob. 8MTFCh. 11 - Modified True/False 9. A giant bacterium that is...Ch. 11 - Prob. 10MTFCh. 11 - Prob. 1MCCh. 11 - Prob. 2MCCh. 11 - Prob. 3MCCh. 11 - Endospores _____. a. remain alive for decades b....Ch. 11 - Prob. 5MCCh. 11 - Prob. 6MCCh. 11 - Prob. 7MCCh. 11 - Prob. 8MCCh. 11 - Prob. 9MCCh. 11 - The presence of mycolic acid in the cell wall...Ch. 11 - Match the bacterium on the left with the term with...Ch. 11 - Whereas the first edition of Bergeys Manual relied...Ch. 11 - What are extremophiles? Describe two kinds, and...Ch. 11 - Name and describe three types of bacteria...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4SACh. 11 - Prob. 5SACh. 11 - A student was memorizing the arrangements of...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7SACh. 11 - Name and describe five distinct classes of phylum...Ch. 11 - Prob. 9SACh. 11 - Prob. 1VICh. 11 - Prob. 2VICh. 11 - A microbiology student described deeply branching...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2CTCh. 11 - Prob. 3CTCh. 11 - Prob. 4CTCh. 11 - Louis Pasteur said, The role of the infinitely...Ch. 11 - Prob. 6CTCh. 11 - A scientist who discovers a prokaryote living in a...Ch. 11 - Contrast the processes of nitrogen fixation and...Ch. 11 - Prob. 9CTCh. 11 - How do scientists know there are millions of...Ch. 11 - Why might soil-dwelling organisms such as...Ch. 11 - Using the following terms, fill in the following...
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