Statistics for Microbiology Quiz #7

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What biosafety level would be used for a microbe not known to cause disease?	1	100%
What biosafety level would be used for a microbe known to cause mild to moderate human disease via ingestion, or mucous membrane exposure?	2	100%
What is the lowest biosafety level at which an autoclave is required?	2	100%
What biosafety level would be used for an exotic or indigenous microbe known to have aerosol transmission and cause moderate to lethal symptoms?	3	100%
What biosafety level would be used for a microbe which pose a high threat of life threatening illness?	4	100%
What machine is used to sterilize lab equipment using steam?	Autoclave	100%
Which microscope is used to look at viruses	Electron	100%
Which microscope is used to look at protists	Light	100%
Which microscope is used to look at fungi	Light	100%
Which microscope is used to look at bacteria	Light	100%
Media which is chemically undefined so the concentration of each constituent is unknown	Complex	67%
Media which is chemically defined so the concentration of each constituent known	Defined	67%
(e.g. Blood agar, MacConkey) – media used to distinguish between different species based on phenotypic traits	Differential	67%
What type of identification method would microscopy be?	Direct	67%
(e.g. blood agar) – general purpose media supplemented with special nutrients / growth factors (more fastidious bacteria)	Enriched	67%
Which criteria are are still used today to establish the link between a particular microorganism and a particular disease?	Kochs postulates	67%
A population of cells arising from a single cell	Pure culture	67%
(e.g. MacConkey agar) – media that will favor the growth of some microbes and inhibit growth of others	Selective	67%
What type of identification method would serology be?	Indirect	33%
Detection of antigens or antibodies in specimens, methods used in microbiology labs	Immunological	0%
Protein or nucleic acid-based detection methods used in microbiology labs	Molecular	0%
Use of serum antibodies (IgG) to detect and identify antigens	Serotyping	0%
Assay used to measure amount of virus in a sample	Viral Hemagglutination	0%