Biology · Kingdom Prokaryote
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The interval between two successive division of bacteria is called:
- A
Ecological time
- B
Population time
- C
Growth time
- D
Generation time
Generation time is the time it takes for a population of bacteria to double in number or the interval between two successive divisions in bacteria. For many common bacteria, the generation time is quite short, 20-60 minutes under optimum conditions.
Ecological time is typically used to identify times of changing environments. This ranges from the effects of invasive species to climate change, and how it affects organisms and their interactions.
When bacteria are placed in a medium that provides all of the nutrients that are necessary for their growth, the population exhibits four phases of growth that are representative of a typical bacterial growth curve. The growth of a bacterial population occurs in a geometric or exponential manner.
The growth of bacterial cultures is defined as an increase in the number of bacteria in a population rather than in the size of individual cells.
Generation time is the time it takes for a population of bacteria to double in number or the interval between two successive divisions in bacteria. For many common bacteria, the generation time is quite short, 20-60 minutes under optimum conditions.
Tagged under Biology · Kingdom Prokaryote · 2015