Gloomy
The author's tone is is gloomy as it is discussing death.
Because there are tons of words.
⊂i think its all of the above⊃ if not im sorry i got the answer from somone else and im going with it
This is the correct way of writing the sentence:
Tom opened the box and looked into it, only to find it empty.
A bigwig refers to a person who is an expert in a particular area of study or field. Thus, a bacterial wig will be someone who is an expert in the area of bacteriology. Such a person will probably have the highest degree that is obtainable in that field and will be an authority to reckon with when it comes to the issue of bacteria.