Bio 2010 - Microbiology » Spring 2023 » Lab Quiz 5

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Question #1
A __________ is a clear zone on a lawn of bacteria that represents where viruses have replicated and killed cells.
A.   mutation
B.   zone of inhibition
C.   spot
D.   plaque
Question #2
Why do we wait 15 minutes after adding a virus to an E. coli sample before mixing it with warm agar and pouring on an agar plate?
A.   To prevent excessive contamination when pouring warm agar on the plate.
B.   To allow the coliphage to come in contact with and infect E. coli cells.
C.   To allow the 0.5% agar to solidify.
D.   To prevent the plates from being too watery.
Question #3
1 ml of a virus culture was added to 9 ml of sterile TSB. What is the final dilution of virus to broth in this tube?
A.   1/1000
B.   1:10
C.   1/10,000
D.   1:100
Question #4
The acronym PFU stands for
A.   colony-forming unit.
B.   polyformyl uracil
C.   plaque-forming unit.
D.   pre-formed units
Question #5
Which of the following media is MOST appropriate to use when performing a catalase test? (Think carefully)
A.   trypticase soy agar
B.   Columbia CNA
C.   trypticase soy broth
D.   blood agar
Question #6
Which of the following is a catalase-negative coccus?
A.   N. sicca
B.   M. luteus
C.   S. epidermidis
D.   E. durans
Question #7
α hemolysis causes an olive green color that represents.
A.   no breakdown of red blood cells on BAP.
B.   the partial breakdown of blood cells on BAP.
C.   the complete breakdown of blood cells on BAP.
D.   citrate utilization on Simmons citrate agar.
Question #8
This compound converts fibrinogen into fibrin in blood plasma.
A.   hemolysin
B.   coagulase
C.   cellulose
D.   fibrolysin
Question #9
Which of the following is α hemolytic, sensitive to optochin, resistant to bacitracin and will not grow on bile esculin agar?
A.   S. aureus
B.   E. durans
C.   S. pyogenes
D.   S. pneumoniae

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