In our studies of bacterial metabolism, E. coli was able to ferment glucose, lactose, and sucrose.  But, Pseudomonas fluorescens was not able to ferment any of these sugars. Briefly explain why these two organisms have such different metabolic capabilities.  Hint:  the answer is really simple, so don’t overthink it.

You inoculate a bacterium into PR Glucose.  The bacterium then ferments the glucose. What color will the medium be and why?

Obligate aerobes will commonly produce a slimy/waxy structure at the top of the tube to keep themselves afloat, thereby avoiding “drowing”. What  is the technical term for this structure?  Hint:  it’s a type of biofilm.

The country that Iraq invaded to trigger the crisis that resulted in the Persian Gulf War was _____

President Nixon’s Vietnamization plan was based on:

Reaganomics, Ronald Reagan’s economic policy,   suggested that lowering taxes on the lower incomebrackets would stimulate investment and economic growth

The Taliban, a fundamentalist Muslim group,  ruled Syria from 1996 to 2001.

Bill Clinton helped create a large free market among Canada, the United States, and Mexico with ratification of the ________ treaty

This movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s offered an alternative to the American middle-class life, the patriarchal family, and unquestioning patriotism:

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the first significant overhaul of the American healthcare system since the passage of Medicaid in 1965, was passed under this president in 2010.