Question

fill in the blank question the isolation technique that works by applying a bacterial sample to an agar plate and spreading the sample using an inoculating loop that is sterilized at each step of the dilution process on the plate is called the \boxed{} plate technique

Explanation:

The isolation technique described involves applying a bacterial sample to an agar plate and using an inoculating loop that is sterilized at each step of the dilution process on the plate. This is the definition of the "streak" plate technique (streak plate inoculation), where the loop is used to streak the sample across the plate in sections, with sterilization between sections to dilute the sample and achieve isolated colonies.

Answer:

streak