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

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The clearing made by bacteriophages in a "lawn" of bacteria on an agar plate is called a plaque. A plaque is a clear, circular zone that forms on the surface of a bacterial lawn as the result of phage infection, bacterial lysis, and the release of the phage progeny. The other choices do not accurately describe this phenomenon.

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