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Microbiology

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Set 19 Taking The Measure Of Microbial Systems

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Amplification of chromosomal DNA from a single-cell is accomplished by

A) using PhyloChips.
B) using multiple displacement amplification.
C) creating complementary DNA from transcripts of a single-cell.
D) cloning fragments of the chromosome from the single-cell into a multi-copy plasmid.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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The term axenic is used to describe a(n)

A) anaerobic culture.
B) anoxygenic culture.
C) nutritionally deficient culture.
D) pure culture.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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In an agar dilution tube, microbial colonies grow

A) at the bottom of the tube.
B) on the sides of the tube, although some may be at the surface.
C) embedded in the agar, rather than growing on the surface.
D) on the surface, but some creep down the sides away from the surface.

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