You discover a new prokaryotic species and wish to identify it! You Gram stain some cells and observe them as pink rods. If you performed your stain correctly, this observation most accurately confirms ______. Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Following from the previous question about the single-celled microbe, if each cell possesses a cell wall made from peptidoglycans, you could be confident you have ______. Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

You are studying a new species of microorganism you have isolated. After conducting staining and microscopy, you determine the microbe grows only as single cells. It therefore could be any of the following EXCEPT: Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Following from the previous question about the single-celled microbe, if each cell possesses a nucleus, you could conclude it could be ______. Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Following from the previous question about the single-celled microbe, which of the following tests would best (most conclusively) enable you to determine to which group your organism belongs (e.g., domain, kingdom) and to identify it most specifically (e.g., at the genus and possibly species level)? Copyright 2024 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed.

Describe the functions of osteocytes.

Explain the primary difference between endochondral ossification and intramembranous ossification.

Which bone forms the prominence of the cheek (your “cheekbone”)?

The hormone calcitonin

As a bone increases in diameter, what happens to the medullary cavity?