Answer:
A serial dilution and the following plating experiment is done in order to determine the actual amount of bacteria/microbes in a specific volume of soil sample. As a standard test, a set volume of the lower dilution is obtained and positioned on a median plate and permitted to increase for the needed amount of time. The amount of colonies is evaluated and thus the overall Colony Forming Units (CFU) is determined by unit volume of the sample plated and therefore the volume of soil sample employed.
Therefore,
The calculation is done using:
CFU/ml = Number of colonies appeared × dilution factor / volume plated
Given,
Number of colonies appeared = 97
dilution factor = 10^(-6)
volume plated = 1/10 = 0.1
This will help us calculate it as:
CFU/ml = 97 * 10^(-6) / 0.1
= 97 * 10^(-7) CFU/ml
This CFU/ml helps determine the amount of bacterial colonies per unit volume of sample plated.
Given,
The original sample as 1g or 1000 mg of soil in its total volume.
Therefore,
The number of bacteria can be calculated using:
Amount of bacteria in original sample
= 97 * 10^(-7) CFU/ml × 1/ 1000 mg
= 9.7 * 10^(-3) CFU/mg
Explanation:
Mutations increase variation within a population.
During the process of cell division, spontaneous changes within the genome can arise. These mutations are errors occur when copies of the DNA within the cell are made; mutations may range from small changes called single nucleotide polymorphisms, to large scale deletions, and additions which span multiple genes. There are two types:
- somatic: these only occur within certain cells, and arise from environmental factors such as UV light
- hereditary: occur within germ cells of the parent and later the fertilized egg which forms a zygote; these are present within all cells of the new organism.
Further Explanation:
During reproduction other events, such as crossing over during mitosis and meiosis, mutations lead to increases in genetic variation. This variation refers to the genetic characteristics present within a species. Mutations may be either beneficial or deleterious; they are maintained within cells, as they form new traits called alleles. Beneficial mutations may confer traits that increase the fitness of a species, along with ensuring survival by conferring a protective advantage- these phenotypic differences between organisms are called adaptations.
Sequences of DNA make up genes which can have different forms called alleles. DNA, which makes up the genotype, is transcribed into mRNA and later translated into amino acids which are linked together by rRNA to form proteins which make up the phenotype of an organism.Mutations in DNA sequences affect the corresponding mRNA and thus the protein encoded.
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