NEWEST BIOD 171 MICROBIOLOGY
MODULE 4 EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
| PORTAGE LEARNING
T/F: Growth media is best suited for distinguishing between tw
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o similar species of bacteria ......answer.....False
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growth media is designed to simply support (and not restrict)
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microbial growth c
A researcher is asked to determine which of two vials contains
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E coli and which contains salmonella. Knowing both are Gramn
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egative while only one of them is capable of fermenting lactos
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,e, which type of media would be best suited? ......answer.....Diff
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erential media c
What are the requirements of a fastidious microbe? ......answer
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.....A fastidious microbe is an organism with complex growth re
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quirements and will not grow without then. Enriched medias t
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hus contain these specific and essential nutrients required for t
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he growth of a particular subset of microorganisms.
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T/F: LB agar is classified as a non-
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selective, nondifferential media ......answer.....True
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The polysaccharidebased hardening agent added to LB media t
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o produce LB agar is
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derived from what? ......answer.....Seaweed extract
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,Blood agar is which type of medium? Select all that apply:
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- Selective and Differential
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- Enriched
c
- Differential
c
- Selective ......answer.....- Enriched
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- Differential
c
Match the following hemolytic class with its description of acti
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vity: c
1. Alpha hemolysis
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2. Beta hemolysis
c c
3. Gamma hemolysis
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, A. No change
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B. Greenish-brown color
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C. Distinct zone of clearing ......answer.....1. Alpha hemolysis Gr
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eenish-brown color (B) c c
2. Beta hemolysis- Distinct zone of clearing (C)
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3. Gamma hemolysis- No change (A)
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Match the following hemolytic class with its description of acti
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vity: c
1. Alpha hemolysis
c c
2. Beta hemolysis
c c
3. Gamma hemolysis
c c
MODULE 4 EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
| PORTAGE LEARNING
T/F: Growth media is best suited for distinguishing between tw
c c c c c c c c c
o similar species of bacteria ......answer.....False
c c c c cc
growth media is designed to simply support (and not restrict)
c c c c c c c c c c
microbial growth c
A researcher is asked to determine which of two vials contains
c c c c c c c c c c c
E coli and which contains salmonella. Knowing both are Gramn
c c c c c c c c c
egative while only one of them is capable of fermenting lactos
c c c c c c c c c c
,e, which type of media would be best suited? ......answer.....Diff
c c c c c c c c cc
erential media c
What are the requirements of a fastidious microbe? ......answer
c c c c c c c cc
.....A fastidious microbe is an organism with complex growth re
c c c c c c c c c
quirements and will not grow without then. Enriched medias t
c c c c c c c c c
hus contain these specific and essential nutrients required for t
c c c c c c c c c
he growth of a particular subset of microorganisms.
c c c c c c c
T/F: LB agar is classified as a non-
c c c c c c c
selective, nondifferential media ......answer.....True
c c cc
The polysaccharidebased hardening agent added to LB media t
c c c c c c c c
o produce LB agar is
c c c c c
derived from what? ......answer.....Seaweed extract
c c cc c
,Blood agar is which type of medium? Select all that apply:
c c c c c c c c c c
- Selective and Differential
c c c
- Enriched
c
- Differential
c
- Selective ......answer.....- Enriched
c cc c
- Differential
c
Match the following hemolytic class with its description of acti
c c c c c c c c c
vity: c
1. Alpha hemolysis
c c
2. Beta hemolysis
c c
3. Gamma hemolysis
c c
, A. No change
c c
B. Greenish-brown color
c c
C. Distinct zone of clearing ......answer.....1. Alpha hemolysis Gr
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eenish-brown color (B) c c
2. Beta hemolysis- Distinct zone of clearing (C)
c c c c c c c
3. Gamma hemolysis- No change (A)
c c c c c
Match the following hemolytic class with its description of acti
c c c c c c c c c
vity: c
1. Alpha hemolysis
c c
2. Beta hemolysis
c c
3. Gamma hemolysis
c c
