Lab 2.1- Ubiquity of microorganisms

Question 1

Microorganisms are ubiquitous in nature, meaning:

Answer 1

-they are found everywhere

Question 2

Microorganisms that do cause disease are

Answer 2

-pathogens

Question 3

In the ubiquity of microbes experiment, the plates numbered 7 and 8 were not opened. Why were these plates included in the experiment?

Answer 3

-These plates are intended to serve as a negative control and should demonstrate that sterile media that is not inoculated does not produce microbial growth.

Question 4

TRUE OR FALSE:
Microorganisms cannot be found in uninhabitable hot acid pools.

Answer 4

-FALSE

Question 5

Which of the following is not a type of microorganism?

Answer 5

-multicellular organisms

Question 6

The ubiquity of microorganism’s experiment demonstrated that microbes can be cultivated from:

Answer 6

-from almost any source

Question 7

Microorganisms that are not known to cause disease are

Answer 7

-nonpathogenic

Question 8

Where can microorganisms be found?

Answer 8

-everywhere on Earth