Which of the Following Accurately Describes Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

• A) its cell membrane contains mycolic acid, a waxy substance that makes the bacterium difficult to gram stain.
• B) it has a cell membrane that contains ergosterol
• C) it has a thick endospore coat containing mycolic acids.
• D) its cell wall mycolic acids block antibiotic entry into the cell, making this bacterium difficult to destroy.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given statistic based on a random sample, used in hypothesis testing and estimation.

Large-Sample Significance

Refers to the level of significance or inferential reliability obtained when testing hypotheses with a large sample size, typically leading to more precise estimates.

Z Statistic

A type of standard score that indicates how many standard deviations an element is from the mean of the population.