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Microbiology Media Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Simple media includes:

a)

Blood agar

b)

Nutrient agar

c)

TCBS

d)

LJ medium

2.

Enrichment media enhances growth of:

a)

All organisms

b)

Fastidious organisms

c)

Only viruses

d)

Only fungi

3.

Blood agar is classified as:

a)

Simple medium

b)

Enriched medium

c)

Selective medium

d)

Transport medium

4.

Hemolysis is seen on:

a)

MacConkey

b)

Blood agar

c)

Chocolate agar

d)

RCM

5.

Chocolate agar is used for:

a)

Enterobacteriaceae

b)

Neisseria

c)

H. pylori

d)

Clostridium

6.

Selective media inhibits:

a)

Desired bacteria

b)

Normal flora

c)

Unwanted bacteria

d)

All bacteria

7.

MacConkey agar inhibits:

a)

Gram-negatives

b)

Both Gram types

c)

Gram-positives

d)

Fungi

8.

TCBS is selective for:

a)

Salmonella

b)

Shigella

c)

Vibrio

d)

Staphylococcus

9.

LJ medium is used for:

a)

Clostridium

b)

Mycobacteria

c)

Enterococci

d)

Pseudomonas

10.

RCM medium is used for:

a)

Fungal culture

b)

Aerobic bacteria

c)

Anaerobic bacteria

d)

Mycoplasma

11.

Cooked meat in RCM provides:

a)

Nutrients only

b)

Oxygen

c)

O2-rich environment

d)

Low redox potential

12.

Ideal medium for Clostridium tetani:

a)

Nutrient broth

b)

RCM

c)

MacConkey

d)

LJ medium

13.

Selective medium for Salmonella:

a)

Blood agar

b)

Chocolate agar

c)

DCA

d)

Sabouraud

14.

Louis Pasteur disproved:

a)

Fermentation

b)

Spontaneous generation

c)

Germ theory

d)

Mutation theory

15.

Pasteurization temperature is:

a)

40°C

b)

62°C

c)

90°C

d)

120°C

16.

Pasteur developed vaccine for:

a)

Plague

b)

Rabies

c)

Smallpox

d)

HIV

17.

Swann-neck flask experiment proved:

a)

Air is sterile

b)

Microbes arise spontaneously

c)

Microbes come from other microbes

d)

Fermentation is chemical

18.

Fermentation was shown to be due to:

a)

Chemical reaction

b)

Inanimate particles

c)

Living microorganisms

d)

Sunlight

19.

Mannitol salt agar is selective for:

a)

E. coli

b)

Pseudomonas

c)

S. aureus

d)

Shigella

20.

Enrichment medium for Salmonella in stool:

a)

Thioglycollate

b)

Selenite F broth

c)

RCM

d)

TCBS