Bacterial Growth Curve Phases Quiz

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What are the phases in the bacterial growth curve?

Lag, Log, Stationary, Decline

Match correct temperatures with their Microorganisms

Psycrophiles = 12 Psycrotrophs = 03 Mesophiles = 15 hyperthermophiles = 116

Match microorganisms with their pH?

Acidophiles = 1-5 neutrophiles = 5-8 alkaliphiles = 8

Give two chemical requirements for bacterial growth.

<p>Carbon, Oxygen</p> Signup and view all the answers

Give 2 physical requirements for bacterial growth

<p>PH, Osmotic pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

Are nutrient agar and nutrient broth General Isolation Agar?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is Mac Conkey a Enrichment agar?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Mannitol salt agar and colistin Nalidixic acid are Selective agar.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Salmonella can be grown on the enrichment agar and lactose fermenters can be grown using Mac Conkey Agar.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a facultative Anaerobe?

<p>It is a microorganism that can survive in an oxygenated environment or a non-oxygenated environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Name the 3 Inoculation Tools

<p>Loops, Swabs, Pipettes</p> Signup and view all the answers

Loops can hold how much liquid?

<p>0.01ml-0.001ml (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the streaking techniques with their corresponding functions.

<p>Quantitative Streaking = Inner catheter culture ( urine) Dilution = Decreases concentration of bacteria Continuous streaking = Allows for more than 1 culture Radiant Streaking = Obtains pure cultures</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are four Presumptive confirmatory Tests?

<p>Gram stain, Coagulase, Sim, TSIA, Decarboxylase Test</p> Signup and view all the answers

A gram-positive microorganism has a thick peptidoglycan cell layer and a thin outer lipid membrane.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What microorganism does the decarboxylase test differentiate between?

<p>Enterobacteriaceae species</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match these microbial control methods

<h1>Decontamination = Removes the majority of microorganisms from a surface Disinfection = The removal of pathogenic microorganisms from a surface Steralization = The removal of all microorganisms from a surface</h1> Signup and view all the answers

Two sterilization methods are autoclaving and Filtration

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Filtration is used for solutions that can't be exposed to . Such as_.

<p>heat, antibiotic solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

Autoclaving is used for bacteria that produce endospores.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Assessment of sterilization.

<h1>Current gold standard = Ensures that autoclave sterilizes properly, ensuring spore forming bacteria are killed Spore Test = ensures that the method of sterilization is effective placing controls such as spore forming bacteria to then come to a conclusion</h1> <p>=</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are four disinfectants?

<p>Ethyl Alcohol (A), Glutaraldehyde (B), Formaldehyde (C), Chlorine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The difference between Surface Active Compounds and Quaternary compounds is?

<p>surface active compounds are used on skin whereas Quaternary compounds are grouped to floors and bench tops.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Surface activity, interfering Substances and pH are all factors that that can affect the ability of Disinfectants.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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