Why is it important for all plankton monitors to use the sample protocol for both sample collection and identification?

As what the bacterium bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology?

How does the shape of a bacteria cell affect the bacteria’s survival in the environment?  To answer this question: Calculate the surface-to-volume ratio of a coccus, assuming it is a perfect sphere. Where radius (r) = 0.91 μm. surface-to-volume ratio of a coccus = ________________   Calculate the surface-to-volume ratio of a bacillus, assuming it is a cylinder. Where r = 0.5 μm and height (h) = 4 μm surface-to-volume ratio of a bacillus = _________________________   The values provided for the radius of the coccus and the radius and height for the bacillus will give approximately the same volume for the coccus and the bacillus. However, the surface area will differ. Now compare the surface-to-volume ratio of a coccus to a bacillus calculated with these values. Which has the higher surface area for the same amount of volume? Considering the coccus and bacillus of equal volume from the question above,   Which is more likely to survive in a dry environment? Explain your answer.…

Explain, in your own words, why it is important to perform serial dilution when trying to quantify bacterial organisms.

How would you modify this design to be a lateral flow strip that carries out DNA-based test? Use diagram below