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What process would cause acid to move through agar jelly?
diffusion
Why do you grow bacteria on agar jelly?
Put agar jelly in a petri dish to sterilize the dish and then use something like a sterile inoculating loop to put the bacteria on the jelly. Then, seal the petri dish but make sure it is not airtight.
What is the use of agar?
agar slant - save space (advantage) - suitable for long-term storage agar plate - short-term storage - used for assays Broth culture - ... agar slant - save space (advantage) - suitable for long-term storage agar plate - short-term storage - used for assays Broth culture - ...
What is the effect of size of uptake on diffusion in agar?
larger the size, the smaller the surface area to volume ratio, hence the slower the rate of diffusion into the agar jelly :)
How can you set up a bacteria culture in a school lab?
Get agar jelly and insert your penis into the culture.
What is agar jelly?
Agar jelly is a type of jelly using the seaweed gelatin know as agar agar as a thickener. Usually it is used in Europe because it does not appeal to the American pallate for the fact that it does not melt in your mouth like gelatin or pectin.
What jelly is made from seaweed and used in glue making?
Agar-agar
What is a nutrient jelly for growing bacteria?
Normaly it is just labeled "Nutreiant Jelly" But it is really Agar Jelly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agar
What process would cause acid to move through agar jelly?
diffusion
What is the jelly in agar plates?
boobs
What jelly like substance can you grow microbes on the lab?
The jelly like substance is agar and is produced from seaweed. In the laboratory, the agar is placed in a Petri Dish.
What would be found in the clear area that would not be found in the blue area of a starch agar plate after the additon of iodine?
Another organism on the starch agar plate breaks down the starch into smaller sugars, and the starch intolerant organism in turn competes for the smaller sugars. As a result, you will see colonies of the starch user pop up first, and then smaller satellite colonies of the dependant organism will form around them.
Is E. coli positive or negative for starch agar test?
E.coli does not digest the starch on a starch agar plate, therefore it does not produce amylase making it negative.
Why are there areas on the agar jelly where no bacteria are growing?
There are areas on the agar plate where no bacteria grow because that area was missed when the plate was streaked.
What is an agar block?
An agar cube is made from firm jelly produced using a type of algae. Agar can be flavoured and eaten, but also used for scientific purposes. Agar can be molded or cut easily into many shapes.
Where was the penicillin made?
in agar jelly in a lab in where ever Alexander Fleming lived
Why do you grow bacteria on agar jelly?
Put agar jelly in a petri dish to sterilize the dish and then use something like a sterile inoculating loop to put the bacteria on the jelly. Then, seal the petri dish but make sure it is not airtight.
