Which of the Following Statements Regarding S

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding S. aureus and S. pyogenes is False?

• A) S. aureus appears as clusters of spherical cells while S. pyogenes appears as chains of spherical cells.
• B) S. aureus stains purple with the Gram stain while S. pyogenes stains pink with this procedure.
• C) S. aureus is catalase positive and coagulase positive while S. pyogenes is catalase negative and coagulase negative.
• D) The Fc receptor of S. aureus is protein A while the Fc receptor of S. pyogenes is protein G.
• E) S. aureus is a facultative anaerobe while S. pyogenes is an obligate fermenter.

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T-Distribution

A type of probability distribution that is symmetric and bell-shaped but with heavier tails, used especially in small sample sizes.

Degrees Of Freedom

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A threshold value in statistical testing that separates the area where the null hypothesis is accepted from the area where it is rejected, based on a chosen significance level.

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