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old growth

timber stands with the following characteristics: large mature and over-mature trees in the overstory, snags, dead and decaying logs on the ground, and a multi-layered canopy with trees of several age classes.


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... grow fast..... if it is the proper temp. bacteria can multiply within 20 mins Well it depends on the bacteria. The factors influencing bacterial growth are: water, energy, pH, temperature, oxygen. For each of those the optimum varies for the different species. Some bacteria will grow best at ...

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Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:00 pm
 
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Topic: growing bacteria in petri dishes
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... level one. The reason cells are programmed to stop growing is to prevent things like cancer. In each cell there are more genes that prevent cell growth than one that promote it. The extra growth inhibiting genes are there as a back up system in case some mutation does happen. So like in many ...

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Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: living forever
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by david23
Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:25 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: living forever
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... at the rate u mentioned will reach thousand times the weight of earth in 24 hrs which actually will not happen n not possible too , and such a growth takes place only during exponantial phase of growth as soon as nutrients become limiting the cells will enter into stationary phase thats y bacterial ...

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Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:46 am
 
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Topic: E. coli numbers
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:24 am
 
Forum: Evolution
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