BSC 382 Exam 2 Review

Collecting soil samples at a specific location and depth would be an example of what kind of sampling?

• 2D

• 3D

To avoid contamination, what part of a soil auger sample should be taken?

• Outside edge

• Inside core

• Top

• Bottome

How should samples be stored after collection?

• Ambient Temperature

• Cold Temperature

• High Temperature

Most water samples are collected via what method?

• Filtration

• Bulk collection

Which analysis method would show a true reading of the number of microbes present?

• Acridine Orange Microscopy

• Dilution Plate Culture

What method of microscopy would show a single slice/plane of the inside of a bacteria?

• Brightfield

• Scanning EM

• Darkfield

• Transmission EM

An analysis of PFU would be used to detect what microbe?

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Virus

What type of antibody population can recognize multiple sites on a single target antigen?

• Monoclonal

• Polyclonal

What type of immunoassay utilizes antibodies stuck to an absorbent strip over which a liquid sample is drawn?

• ELISA

• Lateral Flow

• Fluorescent

• Affinity Chromatography

What nucleic acid would you analyze to look at genes currently expressed in your sample?

• DNA

• RNA