To Ensure Growth of a Newly Discovered Bacterium with Unknown

question 53

Multiple Choice

To ensure growth of a newly discovered bacterium with unknown nutritional requirements, it would be best to begin with a ________ medium rather than a ________ medium.

• A) complex / minimal
• B) minimal / complex
• C) selective / complex
• D) selective / differential

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Definitions:

Earnings Per Share

A measure of a company's profitability, calculated by dividing the company's net income by the number of its outstanding shares.

Current Liabilities

Obligations or debts that a company must pay within a year.

Debt-To-Equity Ratio

A measure that compares a company's total liabilities to its shareholder equity, used to evaluate financial leverage.

Acid-Test Ratio

A financial metric that measures a company's ability to pay off its short-term liabilities with its quick assets (cash, marketable securities, and receivables), indicating liquidity without relying on inventory sales.