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EXAM 1 Biol 2460 Practice questions exam with correct answers

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EXAM 1 Biol 2460 Practice ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




questions exam with correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




answers


Select the microorganism that is considered acellular
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- mold
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- virus
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- protist
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- bacterium - correct answers ✔✔Virus
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The process by which microbes turn grape juice into wine
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is called ____ - correct answers ✔✔fermentation
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Which of the following types of microorganisms is
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responsible for the production of beer and bread? - ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




correct answers ✔✔Yeast ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Which of the following types of microorganisms is
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photosynthetic?

,- helminth
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- virus
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- alga
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- yeast - correct answers ✔✔Alga
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Who was the first person to suspect that disease was not
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caused by supernatural occurances? - correct answers
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✔✔Hippocrates


The flame from a bunsen burner kills all the microbes and
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sterilizes the wire loop. Why is this important to do before ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




working with a sample? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- Decrease spread of antibiotic resistance
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- All the answers are correct
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- Avoid contamination
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- Salmonella can be found everywhere - correct answers
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✔✔Avoid contamination ||\\||\\

,For anthrax, we use Containment Level 3 (BSL-3). Which
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facilities must we use if we have an Ebola sample? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- BSL-2
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- BSL-3
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- BSL-4
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- BSL-1 - correct answers ✔✔BSL-4
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How is an inoculating loop or needle sterilized prior to
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use? - correct answers ✔✔holding the hottest part of the
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bunsen burner flame until red hot ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Which biosafety level would be MOST appropriate for
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handling Bacillus anthracis? - correct answers ✔✔BSL-3 ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Which biosafety level would be MOST appropriate for
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handling E. coli? - correct answers ✔✔BSL-1 ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

, Indicate the correct order of steps for a broth to agar plate ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




transfer.
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- Lift the lid of the agar plate slightly and streak the loop
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across the surface of the agar plate. Replace lid. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- Remove a loopful of bacterial culture from the broth
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tube, pass the mouth of the tube through the Bunsen
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Burner flame, and replace the cap ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- Sterilize inoculating loop prior to replacing in loop holder
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- Sterilize inoculating loop, remove cap of culture tube,
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and pass mouth of culture tube through the Bunsen
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Burner flame. - correct answers ✔✔- Sterilize inoculating ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




loop, remove cap of culture tube, and pass mouth of
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culture tube through the Bunsen Burner flame. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- Remove a loopful of bacterial culture from the broth
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tube, pass the mouth of the tube through the Bunsen
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Burner flame, and replace the cap ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- Lift the lid of the agar plate slightly and streak the loop
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across the surface of the agar plate. Replace lid. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

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