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All of the following are correct about biofilms, except:

A bacteria that can grow and live in the human stomach would be best described as a/an _____.

An organism that cannot grow without oxygen is a(n):

If bacteria living in salty seawater were displaced to a freshwater environment, the cell structure that would prevent the cells from rupturing is:

A bacterial population is not sustainable for infinite periods of time in a closed culture system due to nutrient depletion, lack of space, and accumulation of metabolic by-products.  Which phase indicated above shows that bacterial cells that are dying at a similar rate to bacterial growth?

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacteria that normally lives in the human large intestines, but does not cause disease. However, if E. coli enters into the urethra, where it does not normally colonize, this commensal bacteria will cause a/an _________ infection.

A Halophile can tolerate ________________.

Cell A has 3% potassium and is connected to cell B which has 15% potassium.  The two cells are connected by a potassium ATPase that is pumping the solute across the cell membrane. Match the correct answers below.

______________ are comprised on microtubules and facilitate bacterial phototaxis or chemotaxis.

Identify the ways in which eukaryotic cells increase genetic diversity (select all).