Microbiology: Lab Equipment Exam
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incubator - ✔✔a warm cabinet that maintains optimal temperature for microbes to
grow (37 degrees Celsius)
autoclave - ✔✔a steam sterilizer used to sterilize lab equipment at 121 Celsius or 249
Fahrenheit
inocculation loop - ✔✔to transfer a culture of microorganisms from point A to point B
by streaking the media (first step is to always sterilize the loop)
inocculation needle - ✔✔transfer a culture of microorganisms by stabbing the media.
(first step is to always sterilize the needle)
weigh balance - ✔✔measures mass
stir plate - ✔✔to stir liquids using a magnet that stirs the liquid.
hot plate - ✔✔heats liquids to prepare for experiments
media - ✔✔food for bacteria (agar, broth, deep, or slant)
1. nutrient agar
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
incubator - ✔✔a warm cabinet that maintains optimal temperature for microbes to
grow (37 degrees Celsius)
autoclave - ✔✔a steam sterilizer used to sterilize lab equipment at 121 Celsius or 249
Fahrenheit
inocculation loop - ✔✔to transfer a culture of microorganisms from point A to point B
by streaking the media (first step is to always sterilize the loop)
inocculation needle - ✔✔transfer a culture of microorganisms by stabbing the media.
(first step is to always sterilize the needle)
weigh balance - ✔✔measures mass
stir plate - ✔✔to stir liquids using a magnet that stirs the liquid.
hot plate - ✔✔heats liquids to prepare for experiments
media - ✔✔food for bacteria (agar, broth, deep, or slant)
1. nutrient agar
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