2025 Actual Exam | Portage Learning, Exams
of Biology
T/F: Growth media is best suited for distinguishing between tw
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o similar species of bacteria ......answer.....False
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growth media is designed to simply support (and not restrict)
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microbial growth c
,A researcher is asked to determine which of two vials contains
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E coli and which contains salmonella. Knowing both are Gram-
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negative while only one of them is capable of fermenting lactos
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e, which type of media would be best suited? ......answer.....Diff
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erential media c
What are the requirements of a fastidious microbe? ......answer
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.....A fastidious microbe is an organism with complex growth re
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quirements and will not grow without then. Enriched medias t
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hus contain these specific and essential nutrients required for t
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he growth of a particular subset of microorganisms.
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T/F: LB agar is classified as a non-selective, non-
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differential media ......answer.....True c cc
,The polysaccharide-
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based hardening agent added to LB media to produce LB agar is
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derived from what? ......answer.....Seaweed extract
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Blood agar is which type of medium? Select all that apply:
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- Selective and Differential
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- Enriched
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- Differential
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- Selective ......answer.....- Enriched
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- Differential
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Match the following hemolytic class with its description of acti
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vity: c
1. Alpha hemolysis
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, 2. Beta hemolysis
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3. Gamma hemolysis
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A. No change
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B. Greenish-brown color
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C. Distinct zone of clearing ......answer.....1. Alpha hemolysis-
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Greenish-brown color (B)
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2. Beta hemolysis- Distinct zone of clearing (C)
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3. Gamma hemolysis- No change (A)
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Match the following hemolytic class with its description of acti
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vity: c
1. Alpha hemolysis
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