Microbiology, Bacterial Colony Morphology/Description
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Colony size is measured in ____ and by measuring ____ ____ ____. | Measurement in millimeters (mm) across colony diameter.
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Colony shapes consist of ____, ____, and ____. | Round, irregular, punctiform (tiny)
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The margin or the edge of a colony can be ____, ____, ____, and ____. | Entire (smooth), undulate (wavy), lobate (lobed), rhizoid
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The elevation of a colony may be ____, ____, ____, ____, or ____. | Convex, umbonate, flat, raised, or pulvinate
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The color of a colony can be ____, ____, or ____. | Color or pigment, opaque (dark), translucent
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Texture of a colony can be ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ___, or ____. | Moist, mucous, dry (or rough), shiny, powdery, dull, or granular
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What is the purpose of an agar gel plate? | Provides a surface for microbes to grow on as well as moisture.
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What is a colony? | A pile or mass of a large number of cells growing on a solid medium that are visible to the naked eye.
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