Infection - Culturing Bacteria with Agar plate

Question 1

What is the process of bacteria culturing with an agar plate?

Answer 1

Clean the area with disinfectant to kill unwanted bacteria
Sterilise incubating loop over flame
Open sterile agar plate near flame to kill bacteria in the air
Use an incubating loop to spread bacteria in agar plate
Place sterile filter paper discs containing antibiotic in the agar plate
Incubate at 25 degrees

Question 2

What degrees do you have to incubate the agar plates at?

Answer 2

Incubate agar plate at 25 degrees

Question 3

What is binary fission?

Answer 3

Binary fission is the asexual reproduction of bacteria

Question 4

How fast can bacteria divide?

Answer 4

Bacteria can divide every 20 minutes (binary fission)