MIBO 3510 L exam 1 UGA Questions with correct answers

biosafety level 1 CORRECT ANSWER Well-characterized agents which do not cause disease in healthy humans -ex: e. coli BSL2 CORRECT ANSWER Moderate potential hazard to humans and the environment (cause mild disease and/or are difficult to contract in the laboratory) -ex: HIV, Zika BSL3 CORRECT ANSWER Can cause serious and potentially lethal disease via inhalation -Mycobacterium tuberculosis BSL4 CORRECT ANSWER Agents that are easily transmitted via aerosols and cause severe to fatal disease for which there are no available vaccines or treatments -ebola risk group vs biosafety level CORRECT ANSWER Risk group: Organism designation Biosafety level: Laboratory protocols -Similar but not completely identical (RG1 organsisms typically require BSL1 precautions, etc.) sterile CORRECT ANSWER Meets medical standards to guarantee free of live organisms/viruses aseptic CORRECT ANSWER Only contains the organisms you want media CORRECT ANSWER source of food for bacteria -liquid, solid, semi-solid pure culture CORRECT ANSWER Culture known to contain only one organism (started from 1 cell) culture CORRECT ANSWER Collection of live organisms grown in a lab