Lab Short Answer Essay

Question 1

Which microorganisms: E-Coli, Staphylococcus aures, Bacillus cereus would you expect to be most heat resistant and why?

Answer 1

Bacillus cereus, because it is spore forming.

Question 2

Which of the three microorganisms: E-coli, staphylococcus aureus, or Bacillus cereus, would you expect to be most salt tolerant and why?

Answer 2

Staphylococcus aureus, because its on the skin.

Question 3

Name one microorganism that is opportunistic.

Answer 3

candida or yeast

Question 4

Using a flow chart, show how you would you identify a gram - rod as ____________________ begin with the gram stain choose 3 none biochemical tests.

Answer 4

———? see review notes

Question 5

Draw the malaria life cycle: label the sexual, asexual, stages, definitive and intermediate host. Include on your drawing the terms: sporozoites, zygote, oocytes, gamecyte, micro and macrogamet ringstage, merozoite, shizont and trophozoite.

Answer 5

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