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Which of the following terms is used to describe the minimum energy needed for an individual to sustain the body’s functions in the waking state?

Please choose the answer that best fills in the blanks of this sentence in the correct order. Gram-________ cells stain purple whereas gram-_______ cells stain pink or red when using the Gram stain technique.

How is air contamination prevented when an inoculating loop is used to introduce or remove organisms from an agar plate?

You have a nutrient broth, an agar slant, and an agar plate with bacterial growth in or on each. If you wanted to evaluate the macroscopic appearance of the bacteria growing in or on the medium, which of the cultures would be the best choice?

Marge is 46 years old and has a resting HR of 60 bpm.  You have prescribed she perform her cycling at an intensity of 70% HRR  What is her HR at this intensity?

A total of 79 colonies were counted on a plate that received 1 mL of a diluted specimen. After calculating, it is determined that the total bacterial count in the original specimen was 7,900 colony forming units (CFUs). What is the dilution factor for the plating sample?

A total of 35 colonies were counted on a plate that received 1 mL of a diluted specimen. After calculating, it is determined that the total bacterial count in the original specimen was 35,000,000 colony forming units (CFUs). What is the dilution factor for the plating sample?

An example of passive cell membrane transport is:

All of the following are considered integumentary system appendages EXCEPT:

A: [A], B: [B], and C: [C].