Q1. One slice of cheese pizza contains 290 calories, 15 g of protein, 9 g fat and 39 g of carbohydrates. One half cup of gelatin dessert contains 70 calories, 2 g protein, 0 g fat and 17 g of carbohydrates. One cup of whole milk contains 150 calories, 8 […]

You have a rabbit with an unknown illness. Apply Koch’s postulates to prove that a specific bacterial species is responsible for the rabbit’s illness. Identify all four postulates in your answer and describe how you would set up experiments to specifically address each postulate. – List and describe 2 distinguishing […]

Serial dilution Q: From a stock, 1.0 mL of bacteria is transferred to 9 mL of water until you reach a 10^-6 solution. Assume that on your final plate you counted 150 colonies from the 10^-6 solution where you plated 0.1 mL. Work backwards to show the CFU/mL you would expect […]

Each year, you grow tomatoes to eat in your salads during the summer and fall. In the past you have not used any type of fertilizer on your plants. This year, you have noticed advertisements for a “Logo Tomato Fertilizer” that, according to the manufacturer, will produce the “biggest tomatoes […]