INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY
DEFINITION OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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When we refer to ‘growth’ with bacteria, we are talking about the population and not the size of the bacteria.
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Given good growing conditions, a bacterium grows slightly in size or length, new cell wall grows through the center, and the “bug” splits into two daughter cells, each with same genetic material.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bacterial growth is the increase in the number of bacterial cells in a system when proper nutrients and environment are provided. Bacterial species divide through binary fission and exponentially double their population over time.
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