Inoculating Plates – Microbiology Lab Exam
The key terms of Microbiology Lab Exam include, Inoculating Plates.
When you are inoculating several plates, it is OK to leave the first one open so you can do the next plate before the sample dries.
True
False – correct
Which way should you put your inoculated plate on the ‘keeper tray’ ?
lid side up
agar side up – correct
it does not matter
On which part of the Petri dish should you write your label?
lid side
it doesn’t matter
agar side – correct
Used swabs go in the
red biohazard bag – correct
regular trash
it doesn’t matter
Swab wrappers go in the
it doesn’t matter
regular trash – correct
biohazard bags
What is a colony?
none of these
a pile of genetically identical bacterial – correct
a giant bacterium
a pile of bacteria
What shape are these colonies?
erose
umbonate
filamentou – correct
rhizoid
How would you describe the margin of this colony?
rhizoid
lobate
erose
entire (smooth) – correct
What is the elevation of these colonies?
convex
umbonate – correct
raised
round
Are these colonies pigmented?
no
yes – correct
Are these colonies mucoid?
i have no ides
it is hard to be sure but I say NO – correct
umbonate
it is hard to be sure but I say YES
What is colony elevation?
shape of growth above the agar surface – correct
none of these
the height of the colony above the agar
the shape of the edge of the colony
When you are inoculating several plates, it is OK to leave the first one open so you can do the next plate before the sample dries.
True
False – correct
Which way should you put your inoculated plate on the ‘keeper tray’ ?
lid side up
agar side up – correct
it does not matter
On which part of the Petri dish should you write your label?
lid side
it doesn’t matter
agar side – correct
Used swabs go in the
red biohazard bag – correct
regular trash
it doesn’t matter
Swab wrappers go in the
it doesn’t matter
regular trash – correct
biohazard bags
What is a colony?
none of these
a pile of genetically identical bacterial – correct
a giant bacterium
a pile of bacteria