Using Phase Contrast Microscopy on a Wet Mount of Live

question 76

Multiple Choice

Using phase contrast microscopy on a wet mount of live cells, you observe motile bacilli moving rapidly and randomly through the field of view, changing directions after a brief tumble and taking off in a different direction. These cells are exhibiting ________ motility.

• A) twitching
• B) swimming
• C) gliding
• D) twitching or gliding

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Definitions:

Collective Behaviour

Actions or activities undertaken by a group of people with a common interest or purpose, often spontaneous rather than traditional.

Social Movement

Social movement is a collective effort by a large group of people to bring about or resist social change, driven by common interests, ideologies, or goals.

Inspirations

The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

Theories of Collective Behaviour

Scholarly explanations which explore how groups of people act together in situations not governed by formal rules, often in response to an event or a shared belief.