What is meant by growth and division of individual cells?
growth in cells = cell division = binary fission
What is meant by growth and division of a population?
growth in population = growth phases
What are 4 things bacteria can do?
How do bacteria grow and divide?
through binary fission
What is binary fission?
form of asexual reproduction with the result of two identical cells from one bacterial cell
Describe the process of binary fission.
What is one round of cell division equivalent to?
one generation = one doubling of bacterial population
What are the 4 phases of population growth in a batch culture?
Describe the lag phase in population growth.
Describe the exponential phase in population growth.
Describe the stationary phase in population growth.
Describe the death phase in population growth.
What is an anabolic reaction?
reaction that builds molecules from smaller units and require an input of energy (ATP)
ie. synthesis fo macromolecules
What is a catabolic reaction?
reaction that breaks down molecules into smaller units and produces ATP
ie. carbohydrates to sugars, fats to fatty acids and glycerol, proteins to amino acids
Why do cells need nutrients?
- used to make ATP
What type of nutrients are required for metabolic function of the cell?
How do cells make ATP?
capture energy in bonds of food
What is ATP?
carries of energy, used for cells to do work
What is Gibbs free energy?
amount of energy available to do work
What is an exergonic reaction?
What is an endergonic reaction?
+ ΔG
requires input of energy and is not spontaneous
anabolic
What are reactants in terms of carbon?
reduced forms of carbon that are weakly bonded
What are products in terms of carbon?
oxidized forms of carbon that are strongly bonded
Describe an anabolic reaction in terms of the Gibbs free energy equation.
less disorder (-ΔS) and more chemical energy in bonds (+ΔH)