What is one advantage of heat-fixing a specimen?  [advheatfi…

What is one advantage of heat-fixing a specimen?  a.  Pathogens are killed. b.  Cell motility is preserved. c.  Cell size and shape are maintained. d.  Flagella are made visible. What can happen if a specimen is overly heat-fixed?  a.  Pathogens are preserved, intact. b.  Cell size and shape can be distorted. c.  Cell motility is preserved. d.  Flagella are made visible. The individual cells and the arrangements of the cells on the slide, shown above, are difficult to see, clearly.  What mistake in smear preparation would explain this?  a.  The cells were too old. b.  There was too much material applied to the slide. c.  Too much stain was applied to the slide. d.  The slide was over-decolorized when staining.

What is the technical term for the sexual spores of the orga…

What is the technical term for the sexual spores of the organism shown in the image above?   a.  ascospores b.  basidiospores c.  conidia d.  zygospores With what process/disease is this organism associated?   a.  bread mold b.  potato late blight c.  San Joaquin Valley fever d.  sporotrichosis What is the technical term for a fungal colony?  a.  carp b.  ergot c.  hypha d.  mycelium