Lab 8 Identifying an Unknown
Organism
Student Name: MonilolaBIO250L
Anigala
Access Code (located on the underside of the lid of your lab kit): AC-3BMK7G
Data Sheet
1. Insert your dichotomous key here.
Bacillus subtilis
Gram stain FTM Starch test
Positive OA Positive
Can hydrolyse
Morphorlogy Positive using the
enzymes
Rod
shaped,arranged
in pairs
2. Write your microorganism number here:
Microorganism #2
3. Fill in the following table as you complete the interactive.
Test Observations
Gram staining negative
FTM tube FA
Starch test negative
Colony morphology Convex and golden brown
Cell arrangement clusters
4. What was the species of your assigned microorganism? Describe how you
used your dichotomous key to come to this conclusion. Include any
relevant tests and how the results helped you draw your conclusion.
Organism
Student Name: MonilolaBIO250L
Anigala
Access Code (located on the underside of the lid of your lab kit): AC-3BMK7G
Data Sheet
1. Insert your dichotomous key here.
Bacillus subtilis
Gram stain FTM Starch test
Positive OA Positive
Can hydrolyse
Morphorlogy Positive using the
enzymes
Rod
shaped,arranged
in pairs
2. Write your microorganism number here:
Microorganism #2
3. Fill in the following table as you complete the interactive.
Test Observations
Gram staining negative
FTM tube FA
Starch test negative
Colony morphology Convex and golden brown
Cell arrangement clusters
4. What was the species of your assigned microorganism? Describe how you
used your dichotomous key to come to this conclusion. Include any
relevant tests and how the results helped you draw your conclusion.
