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Q1. Define growth and note how it applies to bacteria.

Q2. Describe the process of cell division in bacteria. List and describe the four phases of growth in a bacterial culture.

Q3. List and describe at least four methods used to measure bacterial growth.

Q4. List at least six physical factors that affect bacterial growth and explain the effects of each.

Q5. List and describe three methods to pure culture an organism in the laboratory.

Q6. List several types of culture media and explain how each type provides the nutritional requirements for microbial growth.

Q7. Explain how nucleic acids function in the storage and transfer of information.

Q8. Summarize the steps in DNA replication in prokaryotic cells.