Plate count agar is not a selective medium.

A) True
B) False


A) True
Feedback: This answer is true, plate count agar is used to determine total bacterial growth in a sample.

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From where does the oxygen gas released in

photosynthesis come?

a. water b. carbon dioxide c. sunlight d. glucose e. ATP

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The introduction of a few individuals into a new habitat that is unoccupied by other members of the species is a(n)

A) temporal isolation. B) founder event. C) adaptive radiation. D) limited speciation. E) extinction.

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Juan has influenza and has aches, pains, and a fever. His mother, a physician, tells him to take an antipyretic. What is she telling him to take?

A. an antihistamine B. acetaminophen, like tylenol C. herbal tea with honey D. an antiviral drug, like tamiflu E. an antibiotic, like erythromycin

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