78.9 g of water (C = 4.18 J/(g*K) is heated from 277 K to 371 K. What is q? Answer in kJ. Do not type units. Do not use scientific notation.

 _____ is the process of removing all viable microorganisms including endospores.

_____ contains the pH indicator neutral red, which causes a color change as a result of acid production. 

Which of the following biochemical tests uses hydrogen peroxide?

S.epidermidis should grow equally well on TSA and MacConkey agar.

A microbe that produces turbid broths when tested at 1% and 7% NaCl is considered a halophile.

______________ are bead-like chains of spherical cells.

The results of growth on MacConkey agar are shown below:   Which of the following fit these data (choose all that apply)?

 Bacteria sampled from human skin are plated on TSA and EMB agar. The bacteria grow on the TSA plate but do not grow on the EMB plate. The bacteria are _____.

What are the steps of simple staining in the correct order?