BIOS 242 Week 3 Assignment; ALT Microbial Nutrition

12. In the lag phase , newly inoculated cells require a period of adjustment, enlargement, and synthesis; they are not yet multiplying at their maximum rate. 13. The period during which the growth curve increases geometrically is called the exponential phase, the microbes are more vulnerable to these agents than those in the stationary phase. 14. Exoenzymes release enzymes into the environment to digest food into smaller particles that can be transported into the cell. 15. A GasPak tube is used to identify the oxygen requirement of an unknown microorganism.