ESSAY QUESTION #2: In essay format and according to course materials only, list and then explain the four phases of prokaryotic growth under ideal conditions. Only those growth phases as discussed in course lecture videos and/or the powerpoint presentation shall be considered. (8pts) NOTE: When writing your essay response, be sure to write in essay format. Points shall be deducted with improper use of grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation. I further expect to see well-constructed sentences with no errors in mechanics. I am not looking for what Google or Chat GPT (or other generative AI programs) provides you as an answer to this question. Only responses derived from course materials shall be accepted.  

From the list of selections below, choose the selections that represent a chemical means of microbial control. Hint: This may require more than one selection.   

A microbe that has the ability to grow in the presence of O2 or in the absence of O2, using O2 when it is available, is called a(n) ___________.   

From the list below, choose the bacterial oxygen requirement (at left) that properly matches the description (at right).    1. Facultative anaerobes: tolerate O2 but do not need O2; metabolism is via fermentation 2. Microaerophiles: grow in presence of O2, but can also grow without O2 3. Obligate aerobes: require O2 to survive and do not tolerate poor O2 conditions 4. Aerotolerant anaerobes: killed with even brief exposure to O2 5. Obligate anaerobes: requires some O2, but high concentrations of O2 are inhibitory  

Body height is considered a complex trait because ____.   

DNA replicates during the ___ phase of the cell cycle.   

Lab question: A particular microbial control agent weakens and destroys peptidoglycan. This would specifically damage or interfere with ____.   

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION #1   Using course materials, only, differentiate between genotype and phenotype.  (1pt)   NOTE:  I am not looking for what Google or Chat GPT provides you as an answer to this question. Only responses derived from material from the course textbook, course lecture videos, or course powerpoint shall be accepted. 

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an organic molecule that passes across the plasma membrane by simple diffusion.   

Unlike eukarotyes, the prokaryote cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan.