The clearing made by bacteriophages in a "lawn" of bacteria on an agar plate is called a ________.
A) clear zone
B) lysogenic zone
C) prophage
D) plaque
E) host range

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The clearing made by bacteriophages in a "lawn" of bacteria on an agar plate is called a plaque. Plaques are circles or irregularly shaped regions on the surface of the agar where all the bacterial cells have been killed by the phages, leaving a clear zone.

The Clearing Made by Bacteriophages in a "Lawn" of Bacteria