Which of the following statements about preparing a light microscope specimen is false
A)Organisms must be heat fixed before viewed in a hanging drop slide.
B)Smears are loopfuls of medium spread on the surface of a glass slide.
C)Wet mounts preparations give good views of microbial mobility.
D)The depth of a smear affects the results; if too thin you may find no organisms.

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Organisms do not need to be heat fixed before viewing in a hanging drop slide. Heat fixing is a process used for bacterial smears to secure the cells onto the slide and kill them for staining. Hanging drop slides contain a drop of liquid culture that is placed onto a coverslip and viewed directly under the microscope.

Which of the Following Statements About Preparing a Light Microscope