Culture and Culture Media

Question 1

what are the types of culture?

Answer 1

1. Pure culture
2. mixed culture
3. stock culture

Question 2

it is a kind of culture that is used for academic and industrial purposes

Answer 2

stock culture

Question 3

what are the classification of culture media according to CONSISTENCY?

1.
2.
3.

Answer 3

1. LIQUID MEDIUM
2. SEMI SOLID MEDIUM
3. SOLID MEDIUM

Question 4

what kind of medium is BRAIN HEART INFUSION AND TSB?

a. liquid
b. semi solid
c. solid

Answer 4

liquid medium

Question 5

what kind of medium is used to OBSERVE BACTERIAL MOTILITY AND DETECT INDOLE AND SULFIDE PRODUCTION?

Answer 5

semi solid medium

Question 6

what kind of medium is TSI BAP AND CAP

A. LIQUID
B. SEMI SOLID
C. SOLID

Answer 6

SOLID

Question 7

what are the classification of culture media according to composition

1.
2.
3.

Answer 7

1. synthetic or defined medium
2. non synthetic or complex medium
3. tissue culture medium

Question 8

it is a medium that is used for RESEARCH purpose as either liquid or solid medium?

a. synthetic or defined medium
b. non synthetic or complex
c. semi solid medium

Answer 8

a. synthetic or defined medium

Question 9

it is a medium that is very useful for the ISOLATION OF MEDICALLY SIGNIFUCANT BACTERIA?

A. synthetic medium
B. non synthetic
c. tissue culture mediuim

Answer 9

b. non synthetic

Question 10

these media are incubated for a certain period then subcultured to isolate the desired organism

a, enrichment media

b. enriched media with non selective media
c. differential media

Answer 10

a. enrichment media

Question 11

it is a media that is used for the isolation of Salmonella from FECES , URINE AND WATER SAMPLES

a. cap
b. bap
c. thio
d. selenite f

Answer 11

d. selenite f

Question 12

it is a GENERAL SUPPORT MEDIUM that promotes the growth of all NON FASTIDIOUS BACTERIA

a, cap

b. bap
c. thio
d. selenite f

Answer 12

c. thio or thioglycollate

Question 13

it is a selective enrichment broth for isolation of Salmonella and PROTEUS

a. cap
b. bap.
c. tetrathionate
d. thioglycollate

Answer 13

c. tetrathionate

Question 14

GRAM NEGATIVE BROTH is used for isolation of what bacteria?

a. Salmonella and Shigella
b. Salmonella and Proteus
c. Samonella

Answer 14

a. Salmonella and Shigella

Question 15

is used as enrichment broth for Group B Streptococci

a. cap
b. bap
c. lim broth
d. gn broth

Answer 15

c. Lim broth

Question 16

these media allow the VISUALIZATION OF METABOLIC DIFFERENCE between groups of bacteria

a. enrichment media
b. differential media
c. selective media

Answer 16

b. differential media

Question 17

MAC differentiates what?

Answer 17

the non lactose fermenters (COLORLESS COLONIES) to lactose ferementers (PINK COLONIES)

Question 18

BAP differentiates what?

Answer 18

DIFFERENTIATES THE HEMOLYTIC PATTERN OF STREPTOCOCCI

Question 19

these media are incorporated with ANTIBIOTICS, DYES OR CHEMICALS

A. enriched media

b. differential media
c. selective media

Answer 19

c. selective media

Question 20

GENTAMICIN AGAR is for?

a. Streptococcus
b. HAemophilus
c. Aeromonas

Answer 20

a, Streptococcus

Question 21

BAP with AMPICILLIN is for?

a. Aeromonas
b. Yersinia
c. Streptococcus

Answer 21

a. Aeromonas

Question 22

pH indicator of MAC

Answer 22

neutral red

Question 23

it is used to isolate bacteria with specific growth requirement

a. enriched medium
b. special media
c. differential medium

Answer 23

b. special media

Question 24

this medium used INSPISSATION for sterillization and it supports the growth of mycobacteria

a. xld
b. sim
c. Lj medium

Answer 24

c. lj medium