You streak a bacterial sample onto an agar plate and incubate it. After a period of growth, visible clusters of cells appear. What are these clusters called, and how do they form?

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They are called aggregates and result from cellular apoptosis

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They are called cultures and result from growing mixed bacterial strains together

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They are called colonies and form from the growth of one bacterial cell

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They are called colonies and form through the fusion of bacterial cells

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