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Microbiology Practice Test: Reproduction and Growth — Flashcards

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Reproduction and Growth topics include: Cell division modes, bacteria growth cycle and quantitative measurement.

Reproduction is the process of creating new organisms that can grow. Growth is a way for living things to generate the materials needed for reproduction. 

Here are some other differences between growth and reproduction:
Growth:
Organisms adapt to changes in their physiology, such as a child growing into an adult.
Reproduction: A new organism is formed from another in the same species or family.
Growth: Development of the body.
Reproduction: Increase in number or formation of new individuals. 

All organisms go through a cycle in their lives. As they grow, organisms change, but they do not return to their starting point. Instead, the organisms reproduce, and the pattern of growth begins again in their young.

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Growth of bacteria or microorganisms refer to __________________
an increase in number of cells
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