First, a drop of DI water was placed on a slide. ... The loop was gently swirled in the drop of water, allowing some of the bacteria on the loop to become suspended in the droplet. ... After one minute the Gram's iodine was gently rinsed off with DI water and 95% EtOH was used to decolorize the bacteria. ... The slide was then gently rinsed with DI water. The last reagent to be put on the slide was 0.25% safranin, which was allowed to stand for one minute, and was rinsed off gently with DI water. ...

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It is also known that meteorites carry water, in the form of ice, and many carbon containing compounds. ... They heated amino acids without water and formed long protein chains. As water was added and the mixture cooled down, small microspheres were formed. ... He filled his notebooks with records of height, weight, color, claw size, tail length, and other characteristics among members of the same species. ... It is a lot harder for birds to see, catch, and eat moths that blend in with the color of the tree bark than it is for them to spot moths whose color makes a strong contrast with the tre...

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Slime molds, which are members of class Acrasiomycota, are multicellular heterotrophs that may live in fresh water, damp soil, and rotting vegetation; they are considered to be asexual; if sexuality is present, it is quite rare. ...

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