Answer
(b) Decline/death phase (c) Stationary phase (e) Lag phase (f) Chemostat (d) Log phase (a) Medium
Work Step by Step
The following are some of the growth phase terms and their descriptions:
Decline/death phase- Cells lose their ability to divide and die;
Stationary phase- The number of new cells produced equals the number of cells dying;
Lag phase- Organisms are metabolically active but not increasing in cell number;
Chemostat- Continuous addition of fresh medium, which allows cultures to be maintained;
Log phase- Organisms divide at an exponential rate with constant generation time;
Medium- A nutrient-rich mix of substances on or in which microorganisms grow.
