MICROBIOLOGY LAB PRACTICAL 1 GACURA
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED AND THE LATEST SERIES
Primary containment
Ans: protection of the lab personnel and the lab environment
Question: Secondary Containment
Ans: protection of the outside lab environment from exposure to infectious
organisms
Question: Disposal of biohazards
Ans: Place biohazard material in marked bag or container; must be tagged or
color coded
Question: Disposal of Glass waste
Ans: can be washed and reused after autoclaving (Kills station)
Question: Disposal of plastic waste
Ans: Melt in autoclave to dispose after decontaminated
Question: Office hours and location
Ans: Zurn 207 Monday/Wednesday 1-2:30
Question: Cidal
, 2025-2026 SERIES
Ans: killing
bactericidal
Question: Static
Ans: Halts growth
bacteriostatic
Question: Resident Flora
Ans: microorganisms that normally reside on locations (like skin)
Hard to get rid of
Question: transient flora
Ans: microbes that reside on the skin surface and are easily removed (not typical
residents on skin)- there from contamination
Question: What type of agar do we use?
Ans: Tryptic Soy agar
Question: Colony
Ans: visible cluster of microbes growing on solid media (1 cell asexually
reproduces until it's visible.
Question: What temperature is an autoclave?