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Isolation of Pure Culture C35&36

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

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1.

The followings are the importance of culture methods EXCEPT.

a)

To isolate bacteria in pure cultures.

b)

To determine insensitivity to antibodies.

c)

To maintain stock cultures.

d)

To estimate viable counts.

2.

At which quadrant we expect to find isolated bacterial colony in streak method?

a)

Quadrant 1

b)

Quadrant 2

c)

Quadrant 3

d)

Quadrant 4

3.

Why do we need to flame the inoculating loop in each streak?

a)

To increase the bacterial population.

b)

To achieve viable counts of bacteria

c)

To dilute the bacterial population

d)

To sterilize the agar plate

4.

From practical 2 lecture video, what type of media transfer was conducted?

a)

Agar plate to agar plate

b)

Broth to agar plate

c)

Broth to slant agar

d)

Slant agar to Broth media

5.

According to lecture video practical 2, what bacteria is used in the 4 streak technique?

a)

Escherichia coli

b)

Streptococcus pyogenes

c)

Staphylococcus aureus

d)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

6.

The followings are objectives of serial dilutions EXCEPT.

a)

To make viable colony counts.

b)

To produce colony forming units.

c)

To dilute the bacterial population.

d)

To understand antibacterial sensitivity.

7.

Which of the followings is the optimum number of colonies to make viable bacterial count?

a)

10-100 colonies

b)

20-200 colonies

c)

20-400 colonies

d)

10-300 colonies

8.

According to lecture video practical 3, what is the volume pipeted from the micropipette onto the agar plate?

a)

1000 microlitre

b)

0.1 mililitre

c)

100 microlitre

d)

0.11 mililitre

9.

What hazard we want to avoid when flaming the 'hockey stick' spreader before spreading onto the agar plate?

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10.

Define pure culture.

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