This assignment requires students to read about and understand the principles and applications of biochemical tests for differentiating between organisms, and to fill out a table summarizing the metabolic abilities of various bacteria.

Differential tests allow you to differentiate between different types of organisms based on their metabolic abilities. Also called biochemical tests, these are often tests for the presence or absence of…

Continue ReadingThis assignment requires students to read about and understand the principles and applications of biochemical tests for differentiating between organisms, and to fill out a table summarizing the metabolic abilities of various bacteria.