Bacterial Smears Are Fixed Before Staining to

question 43

Multiple Choice

Bacterial smears are fixed before staining to

• A) Kill the bacteria.
• B) Affix the cells to the slide.
• C) Make their walls permeable.
• D) A and B.
• E) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours worked and the standard hours planned, multiplied by the labor rate.

January

The initial month in the Gregorian calendar, marking the start of the year.

Materials Quantity Variance

The financial difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the expected quantity, based on standard costs.

February

The second month of the year, often associated with cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere and used as a time period reference in accounting.