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Which of the following statements about radioactive isotopes is true?

How will a lower ocean pH caused by ocean acidification affect coral reefs?

The sodium atom contains 11 electrons, 11 protons, and 12 neutrons. What is the mass number of sodium?

Which statement best describes the relationship between a tissue and an organ system?

You are working up a throat culture and notice beta hemolytic colonies. The isolate is catalase negative, so you set up a bacitracin susceptibility (A Disk). The results are pictured below. What is the most likely identification of this organism?

You have isolated a gram-positive cocci in tetrads from a skin swab. The colonies are a mustard yellow color. It is catalase positive, coagulase negative, and oxidase positive. Which of the following is the identity of the organism?

Which of the following characteristics of a protein will remain intact if the protein is denatured?

You are working up a patient’s wound culture. You have pure, 4+ growth of this beta hemolytic yellow organism. You do a quick gram stain, and it shows gram-positive cocci in clusters. What would your next steps be in working up this culture? Be sure to mention any biochemicals/tests that would be RELEVANT in furthering this identification.

You are working up this grey colored organism with gamma hemolysis and you have the following test results, see picture below. Your catalase test is negative. What is the most likely identification of this organism.

Which statement best describes the relationship between a tissue and an organ system?