2025-2026 SERIES
MICROBIOLOGY LAB FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED
AND THE LATEST SERIES
According to the lab standard operating procedures, you must wash your hands
with soap and water for at least _________ before leaving the lab.
A)
2 seconds
B)
5 seconds
C)
15 seconds
D)
30 seconds
E)
1 minute
Ans: C)
15 seconds
Question: Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe a
rule that you must follow in the microbiology lab?
A)
There is no eating or drinking allowed in the microbiology lab.
B)
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If you spill a bacterial culture on your lab coat, you must report it to your
demonstrator.
C)
You must disinfect your workbench before and after each microbiology lab.
D)
No personal effects are allowed in the lab. You must find somewhere else to
leave your winter jacket, textbooks, backpacks etc. while you attend the lab.
E)
None of the above. (All of the above statements correctly describe a rule that
must be followed in the microbiology lab)
Ans: E)
None of the above. (All of the above statements correctly describe a rule that must
be followed in the microbiology lab)
Question: Which of the following statements correctly describe the lab coat
policy in place in the microbiology lab?
A)
You must wear a buttoned lab coat at all times when working in the
microbiology lab.
B)
Between labs your lab coat should be washed separately from other clothes with
detergent and bleach.
C)
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When you take your lab coat home to wash it you should carry it in a plastic
bag to keep it separate from your other belongings.
D)
Your lab coat cannot be worn in any other lab until it has been washed.
E)
All of the above statements are true.
Ans: E)
All of the above statements are true.
Question: Which of the following statements best explains why you should
never wear your microbiology lab coat in the hallways, either before or after a
lab? (Even if it's clean.)
A)
Because your lab coat is likely to be contaminated with dangerous pathogens
after a microbiology lab, and you may spread them out into the hallway
B)
Because you may pick up harmful microbes from the hallway and bring them into
the lab on your lab coat
C)
Because the other people in the hallway don't know whether or not your lab coat
is contaminated with dangerous microorganisms
D)
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None of the above. You shouldn't wear your lab coat in the hallway after a
microbiology lab. But if your lab coat is clean, it's fine to wear it in the hallway
before the lab begins
Ans: C)
Because the other people in the hallway don't know whether or not your lab coat is
contaminated with dangerous microorganisms
Question: According to the standard operating procedures in your lab manual,
what special precaution should be taken when working with level 2 bacterial
cultures?
A)
You must wear disposable gloves.
B)
You must wear a respirator and safety goggles.
C)
You must wear a full biosafety containment suit. (Like the kind they wear in
zombie movies)
D)
You should not work with level 2 cultures. Level 2 cultures present a serious risk to
human health and should only be handled by trained professionals.
Ans: A)
You must wear disposable gloves.
MICROBIOLOGY LAB FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED
AND THE LATEST SERIES
According to the lab standard operating procedures, you must wash your hands
with soap and water for at least _________ before leaving the lab.
A)
2 seconds
B)
5 seconds
C)
15 seconds
D)
30 seconds
E)
1 minute
Ans: C)
15 seconds
Question: Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe a
rule that you must follow in the microbiology lab?
A)
There is no eating or drinking allowed in the microbiology lab.
B)
, 2025-2026 SERIES
If you spill a bacterial culture on your lab coat, you must report it to your
demonstrator.
C)
You must disinfect your workbench before and after each microbiology lab.
D)
No personal effects are allowed in the lab. You must find somewhere else to
leave your winter jacket, textbooks, backpacks etc. while you attend the lab.
E)
None of the above. (All of the above statements correctly describe a rule that
must be followed in the microbiology lab)
Ans: E)
None of the above. (All of the above statements correctly describe a rule that must
be followed in the microbiology lab)
Question: Which of the following statements correctly describe the lab coat
policy in place in the microbiology lab?
A)
You must wear a buttoned lab coat at all times when working in the
microbiology lab.
B)
Between labs your lab coat should be washed separately from other clothes with
detergent and bleach.
C)
, 2025-2026 SERIES
When you take your lab coat home to wash it you should carry it in a plastic
bag to keep it separate from your other belongings.
D)
Your lab coat cannot be worn in any other lab until it has been washed.
E)
All of the above statements are true.
Ans: E)
All of the above statements are true.
Question: Which of the following statements best explains why you should
never wear your microbiology lab coat in the hallways, either before or after a
lab? (Even if it's clean.)
A)
Because your lab coat is likely to be contaminated with dangerous pathogens
after a microbiology lab, and you may spread them out into the hallway
B)
Because you may pick up harmful microbes from the hallway and bring them into
the lab on your lab coat
C)
Because the other people in the hallway don't know whether or not your lab coat
is contaminated with dangerous microorganisms
D)
, 2025-2026 SERIES
None of the above. You shouldn't wear your lab coat in the hallway after a
microbiology lab. But if your lab coat is clean, it's fine to wear it in the hallway
before the lab begins
Ans: C)
Because the other people in the hallway don't know whether or not your lab coat is
contaminated with dangerous microorganisms
Question: According to the standard operating procedures in your lab manual,
what special precaution should be taken when working with level 2 bacterial
cultures?
A)
You must wear disposable gloves.
B)
You must wear a respirator and safety goggles.
C)
You must wear a full biosafety containment suit. (Like the kind they wear in
zombie movies)
D)
You should not work with level 2 cultures. Level 2 cultures present a serious risk to
human health and should only be handled by trained professionals.
Ans: A)
You must wear disposable gloves.
