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You are looking at a sample from the top green layer of a colorful bacterial mat. Using phase contrast and fluorescence microscopy, you see evenly spaced cells in the middle of a filament that are slightly smaller than the others. The smaller cells are not fluorescent, indicating they lack photosystem II, but the rest of the filament is fluorescent. What type of filamentous bacteria are you most likely looking at?
Daily Calories
The total amount of energy, measured in calories, that a person consumes through food and drink over the course of a single day.
Genetic Modification
The manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology, often to enhance or introduce specific traits not naturally occurring in the organism.
Herbicide-Resistant
Refers to plants that have developed the ability to survive applications of herbicides meant to kill them.
Fertilizer
A chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility and promote plant growth.
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