Which of These Is a Correct Match? (Select All That

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a correct match? (Select all that apply)

• A) Growth medium: an artificial liquid or gel containing nutrients designed to meet the microbes' specific growth requirements.
• B) Inoculum: a small sample of microorganisms which are placed into a growth medium to produce a culture.
• C) Colony: a visible mass of cells descended from a single cell.
• D) Pure culture: all the cells descended from single ancestor cell.

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