The Principle of the Citrate Test Includes All the Following

question 6

Multiple Choice

The principle of the citrate test includes all the following, except:

• A) Bacteria able to use citrate will use the ammonium salts releasing ammonia.
• B) The alkaline pH that results from use of the ammonium salts changes the pH indicator.
• C) The pH indicator changes from red to bright yellow.
• D) The pH indicator changes from green to blue.

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Definitions:

Decrease in Inventories

A reduction in the quantity or value of the inventory on hand, which may result from sales, usage, spoilage, or obsolescence.

Prepaid Expenses

Prepaid expenses are future expenses that have been paid in advance and are recorded as assets until they are actually incurred.

Dividends Payable

The amount of declared dividends that a company has committed to pay out to its shareholders but has not yet distributed.

Prepaid Assets

Assets that represent future expenses that have been paid in advance and will be recognized as expenses when they are actually incurred.