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Q: Why do bacteria colonies have an oily appearance?
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Larg colonies of bacteria know to exist in?

large colonies of bacteria know to exist in


How would you determine whether a colony was a contaminent on a pour plate?

The contaminant colony will vary in shape, so the appearance of colonies can be used to distinguish different bacteria.


What is oily?

containing oil."oily fish such as mackerel and sardines"synonyms: greasy, fatty, buttery, swimming in oil/fat "oily food"covered or soaked with oil. "an oily rag"synonyms: greasy, oleaginous, unctuous; More technicalsebaceous; formalpinguid"oily substances"resembling oil in appearance or behavior."the oily swell of the river"


What factor contributes to the difference in the appearance of isolated versus crowded colonies?

1. The factors that contribute to the differences in appearance of isolated vs crowed colonies are: 1. Availability of nutrients, where colonies are crowed the bacteria will be in competition for nutrients and because of this there can be a reduction of size and shape also growth can also be stunted whereas in isolated colonies the nutrients is readily available with no competition for nutrients. 2. space, isolated colonies have more space to grow as compared to crowded colonies and 3. If there is contamination in a crowded colony the texture will be very difficult to determine however texture can be viewed in isolated colonies so contamination is a factor.


Do Bacteria always live in colonies?

Yeah, they do.


Harmless bacteria produced colonies with what edges?

smooth


Harmless bacteria produced colonies with edges?

Smooth


What type of bacteria can break down oil?

Bacteria that can digest oil clean up environmental pollutants like


How many cells do bateria have?

Bacteria are unicellular organisms; one cell. Some bacteria for cooperative colonies though.


What are the transgenic bacteria?

Trangenic bacteria are bacterial colonies which are genetically modified by deleting or adding a particular gene sequence.


What is incubation used for in culturing?

When doctors are trying to determine what bacteria is causing an illness they sometime get a sample from the person and swab it on a shallow glass dish that contains a material the bacteria like and grow on. Once the bacteria has grown into colonies technicians look at them under a microscope to determine what the bacteria is. The process of growing the colonies of bacteria is called culturing


What are clusters of bacteria called?

Bacteria that multiply quickly and have no motility form colonies in a cluster. However, so bacteria that have motility do not form clusters.