Microbial Growth Crossword

cold-loving microbes
spoilage microorganisms
the most common method of preserving household food supplies.
process that increases number of cells, not cell size
growth of cells that have cloned from a single parent cell by way of binary fission
a form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells
time required for a bacterial cell or population of cells to grow and divide by binary fission
rate of cell division and overall growth
phase of bacterial growth curve that is characterized by a relatively "flat" period wherein newly inoculated cells adjust, enlarge and synthesize
phase of bacterial growth curve with the maximum rate of cell division, wherein cellular reproduction is most active
used to protect organisms from the toxic by-products of oxygen
organisms would be most likely to contaminate a jar of pickles
live in environments where the pH ranges from 1 to 5.5.
osmotic loss of water causes ______ of the cell's cytoplasm
a thin, slimy layer encasing bacteria that adheres to a surface.