Micro Lab Exam 1 TAMU questions with correct answers

What are the 5 categories of morphology? CORRECT ANSWER shape, margin, elevation, pigmentation production, and texture A colony CORRECT ANSWER is a visible mass of cells opportunistic pathogens CORRECT ANSWER capable of producing a disease state if introduced into a suitable part of the body free-living CORRECT ANSWER not known to cause disease, do not reside in specific plant or animal host reservoir CORRECT ANSWER serves as a potential source of infection Influences on pigment production CORRECT ANSWER age, temperature, nutrients, and metabolism filiform growth CORRECT ANSWER dense, opaque, and a smooth edge friable growth CORRECT ANSWER crusty most motile organisms produce what type of growth? CORRECT ANSWER spreading edge growth rhizoid means CORRECT ANSWER branc