4. Answer the following questions: a) Define a bacterial colony. b) What is the difference between macroscopic and microscopic appearance of bacteria? c) State the three standard terms used to describe single colonies on agar plates. d) State and define the three types of growth that may be seen in a broth culture. e) State three basic shapes of bacteria. f) State and describe the different arrangements of cocci. g) What is the difference between true motility and Brownian motion?
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