If you transfer bacterial growth from a broth to an agar plate but nothing grows after incubation, what may have occurred?

What will be an ideal response?


the loop may have been too hot when making the transfer

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Where are the midbrain, medulla oblongata, and pons located?

a. spinal cord b. cerebellum c. brainstem d. cingulate gyrus

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What will be an ideal response?

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