Activities 3.1.4 and 3.1.5 Review

The disease etiology of the flu is a/an ______.

• bacteria

• virus

• fungus

• protist

The disease etiology of athlete's foot is a/an _____.

• genetic condition

• virus

• fungi

• bacteria

The disease etiology of familial hypercholesterolemia is _____.

• genetic condition

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

True or False: When naming bacteria, it is okay to abbreviate the genus name with one letter.

• True

• False

True or False: A colony of bacteria is only one cell.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the following is not an example of proper aseptic technique?

• Washing hands and wearing gloves

• Disinfecting all surface before and after

• Flaming the loop

• Leaving the lids on the lab bench during the lab

When streaking the plate, you must ...

• flame the loop or use a new loop in between each quadrant.

• only lift the lid part way off the petri dish.

• use a zig-zag motion to drag bacteria.

• All of the other options.

When labeling a petri dish, you should ...

• A. label all over the lid.

• B. label along the edge

• C. only label your name.

• D. label your name, date, and type of bacteria

• B and D

Why should petri dishes be stored upside down?

• The bacteria will grow best that way.

• To allow the label to dry.

• To prevent condensation from dripping on the bacteria.

• To keep the bacteria covered.

The growth medium that is poured into the petri dish is called (the) ____.

• agar

• aseptic

• loop

• incubator