Microbiologists take bacterial cells and plate them on a medium in order to grow a mound of cells adequate for study. What is the proper term for a mound of cells that develops after plating the bacteria on a suitable medium?

A) culture
B) growth
C) colony
D) clump


Ans: C) colony

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