BIOL 2051 Midterm: BIOL2051 midterm.docx
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Section b questions about a set of materials (tubes, plates, etc) on the bench top in front of you. Section c questions about images you have seen through the microscope. These images will be shown to you by powerpoint presentation. Section d short answer questions: general tips: Materials to study: background material and procedures in lab manual. Know the terms in bold type: questions at end of experiments, quizzes. Dilution problem: there will be at least one dilution problem on the midterm. No calculators will be allowed: you will have to be able to work out dilutions for tubes and cfu/ml of original culture. Organisms you need to know: letter of genus: be sure you can spell the names correctly, underline genus and species separately, and capitalize first. Bacillus stearothermophilus have extremely heat resistant endospores and show the effectiveness of autoclave. Canned food can have it because the canning process does not kill the spores (p. 55)
