Which of the following statements about preparing a light microscope specimen is false?
A)Organisms must be heat fixed before being viewed in a hanging drop slide.
B)Smears are loopfuls of medium spread on the surface of a glass slide.
C)Wet mount 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 for use in a hanging drop slide. Heat fixation is used for smears, but hanging drop slides involve placing a drop of liquid containing the organism onto a coverslip, which is then inverted onto a depression slide.

Which of the Following Statements About Preparing a Light Microscope