Micrococcus luteus is a Gram-positive, to Gram-variable, nonmotile, Coccus, saprotrophic bacterium that belongs to the family Micrococcaceae. It is urease and catalase positive.
Why is a mammoth more likely to fossilize than a caterpillar? A mammoth is more likely to fossilize than a caterpillar because a caterpillar has no hard tissue. Bones and cartilage are much more likely to fossilize. Edit
The significance of this is it takes both a male and a female to reproduce. They also exhibit sexual dimorphism. In other words, the two sexes have different phenotypes or appearances. In the case of the pangolin, the male is much larger than the female weighing up to 50% more. Pangolins reproduce sexually and exhibit a typical mammalian life cycle, shown in the diagram to the right. To check out an animation and get a more in depth explanation of the life cycle of animals, click here.