For surface cultivation of microorganisms, a sulfated polymer called agar can be extracted from ________ and added to liquid media to solidify it.

A. animal fat
B. algae
C. fungi
D. bacteria


Answer: B

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

If an organism inherits one dominant and one recessive allele, the phenotype of this organism will look like which of the following?

a. the dominant allele b. the recessive allele c. both the dominant and recessive allele d. neither the dominant or recessive allele

Biology & Microbiology

E. coli bacteria normally live in the human gut and produce vitamin K that the body uses.  This is best termed a ________ relationship.

A. mutualistic B. antagonistic C. parasitic D. saprobic

Biology & Microbiology

During anaphase, homologous chromosomes separate.

a. true b. false

Biology & Microbiology

How do the daughter cells at the end of mitosis and cytokinesis compare to their parent cell when it was in G1 of the cell cycle?

a. The daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA. b. The daughter cells have half of the amount of cytoplasm and half the amount of DNA. c. The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and the same amount of DNA. d. The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and twice the amount of DNA.

Biology & Microbiology