BIOL 2051 : Mid-Term Lab Practice Test
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*this practice exam is not formatted like the actual exam. The actual exam is made by the ta and consists of various forms of questions. However, if you can do this without the lab manual you should be in good shape. This is pretty comprehensive but it is long. There are no questions about the specific bacteria you need to know. What is it about the reaction to temperatures that is useful about agar: explain the 4 growth mediums and describe how each is used. What it is used for: define sterilization. Experiment 2: culturing microorganisms from the environment: define a nosocomial infection, the majority of microorganism are, bacteria, pathogenic, non-pathogenic, living. Experiment 4: colony morphology: what 2 things influence the colony morphologies of a microorganism, name the 5 categories that can be used to describe a colony morphology. Experiment 5: aseptic technique: you have to know how to do aseptic technique for the mid-term practical.
