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MICROBIO QZ1

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THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A DISEASE CAUSING MICROORGANISM IS   PATHOGEN  
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MICROORGANISMS ARE INVOLVED IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PROCESSES EXCEPT   SMOG PRODUCTION  
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THE MICROBIAL PROCESS OF CONVERTING SUGARS TO ALCOHOL IS KNOWN AS   FERMENTATION  
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THE PRESERVATION OF BEEF JERKY FROM MICROBIAL GROWTH RELIES ON WHICH METHOD OF MICROBIAL CONTROL?   DESICCATION  
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DESICCATION IS A RELIABLE FORM OF STERILIZATION TF   FALSE  
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IN A HYPERTONIC SOLUTION, A BACTERIAL CELL WILL TYPICALLY   PLASMOLYZE  
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ANTIBIOTICS THAT TARGET CELL WALL SYNTHESIS ULTIMATELY CAUSE BACTERIAL CELL DEATH AS A RESULT OF   OSMOTIC LYSIS  
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF A BACTERIAL CELL IS PRETREATED WITH A LYSOZYME SOLUTION, THEN PLACED IN DISTILLED WATER?   THE CELL WILL UNDERGO OSMOTIC LYSIS  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS FALSE?   WATER MOLECULES ARE FORMED BY HYDROLYSIS  
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MYCOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF   MOLDS, YEASTS, AND MUSHROOMS  
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IN MICROSCOPY, THE TERM RESOLUTION   REFERS TO THE ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH FINE STRUCTURE AND DETAIL IN A SPECIMEN  
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A STUDENT IS LOOKING AT A BACTERIAL SPECIMEN USING THE OIL IMMERSION LENS, BUT. HAS FORGOTTEN TO PUT IMMERSION OIL ON THE SLIDE. THE SPECIMEN WILL APPEAR   SOMEWHAT FUZZY AND HAVE POOR RESOLUTION  
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THE LIMIT OF RESOLUTION OF THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE ILLUMINATED WITH VISIBLE LIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 0.2 UM. TF   TRUE  
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SALTS AND SUGARS WORK TO PRESERVE FOODS BY CREATING A   HYPERTONIC ENVIRONMENT  
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CELLS PLACED IN A HYPERTONIC SOLUTION TEND TO LOSE WATER DUE TO OSMOTIC PRESSURE. TF   TRUE  
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APPLICATION OF HEAT TO LIVING CELLS CAN RESULT IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT   DECREASED THERMAL DEATH TIME  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PAIRS OF MICROBE CLASSIFICATION TERMS AND OPTIMAL GROWTH TEMPERATURES IS MISMATCHES   THERMOPHILE GROWTH AT 37 DEGREES CELSIUS  
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PATHOGENIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE RESPIRATORY OR INTESTINAL TRACTS OF HUMANS ARE   CAPNOPHILES THAT GROW BEST IN CARBON DIOXIDE INCUBATORS  
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MICROBES THAT LIVE STABLY IN AND ON THE HUMAN BODY ARE CALLED THE   HUMAN MICROBIOME  
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THE RESOLUTION OF A MICROSCOPE CAN BE IMPROVED BY CHANGING THE   WAVELENGTH LIGHT  
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BIOGENESIS REFERS TO THE   DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE FORMS FROM PREEXISTING LIFE FORMS  
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WHO CALLED THE IDEA OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION WITH THE CONCEPT OF BIOGENESIS   RUDOLF VIRCHOW  
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TF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION REFERS TO THE LIVING CELLS ARISING FROM OTHER LIVING CELLS   FALSE  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE   ENDOSPORES ALLOW A CELL TO SURVIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES BY PRODUCING A DORMANT PERIOD WITH NO GROWTH  
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ENDOSPORES ARE HIGHLY RESISTANT TO HARSH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS DUE TO ALL EXCEPT WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING?   SMALL TRIGGERING MOLECULES CALLED GERMINANTS  
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THE MOST RESISTANT OF THE BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES CAN WITHSTAND BOILING FOR UP TO   20 HOURS  
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MOST BACTERIA REPRODUCE BY   BINARY FISSION  
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TF CHLOROPLASTS POSSESS CIRCULAR DNA AND REPRODUCE BY BINARY FISSION   TRUE  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT ACHIEVE STERILIZATION?   PASTEURIZATION  
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TF THE PROCESS OF PASTEURIZATION TO REDUCE FOOD SPOILAGE UTILIZES HIGH HEAT TO KILL ALL BACTERIA PRESENT   FALSE  
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THE FORMAL SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING AND NAMING ORGANISMS WAS DEVELOPED BY   CAROLUS LINNAEUS  
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PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN EUKARYOTES IS SIMILAR TO THE PROCESS IN PROKARYOTES IN THAT BOTH E AND P   USE CONDONS TO DETERMINE POLYPEPTIDE SEQUENCES  
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TF PROKARYOTES LACK ORGANELLES   TRUE  
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ARCHAE DIFFER FROM BACTERIA IN THAT ARCHAEA   HAVE CELL WALLS COMPOSED OF SUBSTANCES OTHER THAN PEPTIDOGLYCAN  
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A SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION GROUPING ORGANISMS INTO 3 DOMAINS BASED ON CELLULAR ORGANIZATION OF ORGANISMS WAS DEVISED BY   CARL WOESE  
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TF THE CELL MEMBRANES OF ALL 3 DOMAINS ARE COMPOSED STRAIGHT CARBON CHAINS ATTACHED TO GLYCEROL BY ESTER LINKAGE   FALSE  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A DOMAIN IN THE 3 DOMAIN SYSTEM   ANIMALIA  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR A 3 DOMAIN SYSTEM   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES IN RIBOSOMAL RNA VARY BETWEEN ALL 3 DOMAIN SYSTEMS  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS INCORRECT REGARDING PROKARYOTIC CELLS?   THEY LACK A PLASMA MEMBRANE  
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WHAT MISTAKE DID JOHN NEEDHAM MAKE THAT CAUSED HIM TO CONCLUDE THAT SPONTANEOUS GENERATION FOR MICROORGANISMS OCCURRED?   HE RE-CONTAMINATED HIS BOILED BROTH SOLUTIONS  
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THE ARGUMENTS SUPPORTING SPONTANEOUS GENERATION WERE FINALL DISPROVED BY   LOUIS PASTEUR  
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IF YOU WERE SETTING UP AN EXPERIMENT TO DISPROVE SPONTANEOUS GENERATION IN A LIQUID MEDIUM, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE ESSENTIAL TO THE EXPERIMENT?   USING A STERILE LIQUID AND ELIMINATING EXPOSURE TO MICROORGANISMS  
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IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS WOULD KOCH'S POSTULATES BE UTILIZED.   DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF A NEW EMERGING DIEASE BY SCIENTISTS STUDYING DIEASE TRANSMISSION  
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THE MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE OF ROBERT KOCH'S WORK IS THAT   MICROORGANISMS CAUSE DISEASE  
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PROOF THAT A MICROBE COULD CAUSE DISEASE WAS PROVIDED BY   KOCH  
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ROBERT KOCH IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF   ANTHRAX  
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WHICH STRUCTURE PROTECTS BACTERIA FROM BEING PHAGOCYTIZED?   CAPSULE  
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BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MECHANISMS CAN A CELL TRANSPORT A SUBSTANCE FROM A LOWER TO A HIGHER CONCENTRATION?   ACTIVE TRANSPORT  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PART OF THE PASSIVE TRANSPORT PROCESS   ATP  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CORRECT ABOUT PASSIVE DIFFUSION   IT INVOLVES MOVEMENT OF MOLECULES DOWN A CONCENTRATION GRADIENT AND MAY REQUIRE A TRANSPORT  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES THE STEPS IN CORRECT SEQUENCE   2-3-1  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES THE STEPS OF THE GRAM STAIN IN CORRECT ORDER?   2,4,1,3 CRYSTAL VIOLET, IODINE, ALCOHOL, SAFRANIN  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS WAS ESSENTIAL FOR EDWARD JENNER'S VAX PROCESS   EXPOSURE TO A MILDER DISEASE FORM MAY PRODUCE IMMUNITY  
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WHICH PHYSICIAN IS FIRST ASSOCIATED W VAX   JENNER  
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PENICILLIN WAS DISCOVERED ON ACCIDENT BY   ALEXANDER FLEMING  
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WHICH MICROSCOPE IS USED TO SEE INTERNAL STRUCTURES OF CELLS IN A NATURAL STATE   PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE  
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WHICH MICROSCOPE ACHIEVES THE HIGHEST MAGNIFICATION AND GREATEST RESOLUTION   ELECTRON MICROSCOPE  
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The greater resolution of the electron microscope compared to the compound microscope is due to the longer wavelengths of the electrons used to examine specimens.   FALSE  
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RECOMBINANT DNA REFERS TO THE   DNA RESULTING WHEN GENES FROM 1 ORGANISM ARE INSERTED INTO ANOTHER ORGANISM  
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ONE EFFECT OF WASHING REGULARLY WITH ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS IS THE REMOVAL OF NORMAL MICROBIOATA. THIS CAN LEAD TO   INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASE  
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TF MICROOGRANISMS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE NORMAL MICROBIOATE ARE ALSO KNOWN TO CAUSE DISEASE.   TRUE  
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NORMAL MICROBIOATE   BOTH INDEFINETLY COLONIZE THE BODY AND TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN SITES SUCH AS THE COLON AND MOUTH  
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TF THE MALE URETHRA IS TYPICALLY STERILE   FALSE  
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SIMPLE STAINING IS OFTEN NECESSARY TO IMPROVE CONTRAST IN WHICH MICROSCOPE   COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE  
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Which of the following statements about gram-negative cell walls is FALSE?   D) They are sensitive to penicillin.  
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Which type of stain is most useful in helping clinicians to decide which antibiotic to prescribe for a bacterial infection?   GRAM STAIN  
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You are performing a Gram stain on gram-positive bacteria and you stop after the addition of the first dye. What is the appearance of the bacteria at this point?   PURPLE  
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Which step in the Gram stain is the critical step in differentiating gram-positive cells fro gram-negative cells?   ALCOHOL ACETONE  
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AN ACIDIC DYE   E) has a negatively charged chromophore and is used to stain the background in a negative stain.  
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TF In a completed Gram stain, gram-positive bacteria are purple.   TRUE  
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ENDOTOXINS ARE   PART OF THE GRAM NEGATIVE CELL WALL  
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Which microscope achieves the highest magnification and greatest resolution?   ELECTRON MICROSCOPE  
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The biosafety level (BSL) for most introductory microbiology laboratories is   BSL 1  
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The biosafety level (BSL) for a clinical microbiology laboratory working with potentially airborne pathogens, such as tuberculosis bacteria, is   BSL 3  
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In Figure 6.3, which tube shows the expected growth pattern for a microaerophile?   E (MIDDLE DOTS)  
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In Figure 6.3, which tube shows the expected growth pattern for a facultative anaerobe?   B (HEAVY TOP, SCATTERED DOWN)  
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Which of the following methods is used to preserve food by slowing the metabolic processes of foodborne microbes?   FREEZING  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST DEF OF GENERATION TIME   THE LENGTH OF TIME NEEDED FOR A CELL TO DIVIDE  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES IS USED FOR SURGICAL HAND SCRUBS   CHLORHEXIDINE  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST METHOD TO STERILIZE HEAT-LABILE SOLUTIONS   MEMBRANE FILTRATION  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL AGENTS IS USED FOR STERILIATION   ETHYLENE OXIDE  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A LIMITATION OF THE AUTOVLAVE?   IT CANNOT BE USED WITH HEAT-LABILE MATERIALS  
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TF ALL FORMS OF LIFE FUNCTION OPTIMALLY AT THE PH OF 7   FALSE  
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ASSUME YOU ARE GROWING BACTERIA ON A LIPID MEDIUM THAT STARTED AT PH7. THE ACTION OF BACTERIAL LIPASES SHOULD CAUSE THE PH OF THE MEDIUM TO   DECREASE-BECOME MORE ACIDIC  
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WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS A REASON FOR NOT CLASSIFYING VIRUSES IN ONE OF THE 3 DOMAINS OF LIFE RATHER THAN IN A 4TH SEPARATE DOMAIN   VIRUSES ARE NOT COMPOSED OF CELLS  
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OXYGEN CROSSES A PLASMA MEMBRANE   THROUGH SIMPLE DIFFUSION  
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BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MECHANISMS CAN A CELL TRANSPORT A SUBSTANCE FROM A LOWER TO HIGHER CONCENTRATION?   ACTIVE TRANSPORT  
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THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN SIMPLE DIFFUSION AND FACILITATED DIFFUSION IS THAT F.D.   REQUIRES TRANSPORTER PROTEINS  
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WHICH STEP IN THE GRAM STAIN IS CRITICAL STEP IN DIFFERENTIATING GRAM POSITIVE CELLS FROM NEGATIVE CELLS   ALCOHOL-ACETONE  
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MOST BACTERIA GROW BEST AT PH   7  
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MOST FUNGI GROW BEST AT PH   5  
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WHICH DIAGRAM OF A CELL WALL POSSESSES LIPID A / ENDOTOXIN RESPONSIBLE FOR SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTION?   GRAM NEGATIVE  
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WHICH DIAGRAM OF A CELL WALL HAS A STRUCTURE THAT PROTECTS AGAINST OSMOTIC LYSIS   GRAM POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE  
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WHICH CELL WAS IS RESISTANT TO MANY ANTIBIOTICS   GRAM NEGATIVE  
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WHICH CELL WALL CONTAINS TEICHOIC ACIDS   GRAM NEGATIVE  
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WHICH DIAGRAM OF A CELL WALL IS DECOLORIZED BY A BRIEF EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL   GRAM NEGATIVE  
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CORRECTLY TRACES THE PATH OF LIGHT THROUGH THE COMPOUND MICROSCOPE   LIGHT SOURCE, CONDENSER, SPECIMEN, OBJECTIVE LENS, OCULAR LENS  
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WHAT STRUCTURE DOES LGIHT PASS THROUGH AFTER LEAVING THE CONDENSER IN A COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPE   SPECIMENT  
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THE RESOLUTION OF A MICROSCOPE CAN BE IMPROVED BY CHANGING THE   WAVELENGTH OF LIGHT  
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THE PURPOSE OF THE OCULAR LENS IS TO   MAGNIFY THE IMAGE FROM THE OBJECTIVE LENS  
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TF IN MEASURING TURBIDITY OF A CULTURE IN INDIRECT MEASUREMENT OF BACTERIAL GROWTH, ABSORBANCE AND TRANSMITTANCE ARE IDENTICAL AND INTERCHANGEABLE VALUES   FALSE  
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