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MICROBIOLOGY QUIZ Basic Equipment and tools used in micro bio lab Flashcards

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Refers to various tools, equipment, and instruments used in scientific laboratories to carry out experiments and research

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Laboratory Apparatus

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What are the 4 different tools that has different categorized functions depending on its use

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  1. Used for Sterilization
  2. Used for Preparatory of Culture Media
  3. Used for Culture and ID of Microbes
  4. Other Glassware and Apparatus that are used
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Sterilizes items by heating them with steam to a very high temperature (121 degrees Celsius or 15 p.si)

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Autoclave

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Used to Dry heat sterilization

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Hot Air Oven

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Produces gas flame which used for heating sterilization (inoculation loop, the tip of forceps, and spatula)

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Bunsen Burner

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*Creates a sterile zone
*Used to flame the mouths of tubes and flask before and after use and remove gas bubbles formed during pouring media

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Bunsen Burner

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Measure the Precision in determining the mass of solids, liquids, powders, and granular substances.

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Analytical Balance

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What are the 3 equipments used for sterilization

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1 Autoclave
2 Hot Air Oven
3 Bunsen Burner

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An electronic device and uses the principle of magnetic force restoration, offering readability up to 0.0001g

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Analytical Balance

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Top loading balance precision is only 0.01g

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Analytical Balance`

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Used as a primary barrier against exposure to infectious biological agents

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Biological Safety Cabinets

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Principal device used for containment while dealing with microbiological samples

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Biological Safety Cabinets

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Provides heat to solutions and materials uniformly.

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Hot Plate

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Much safer than bunsen burner

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hot plate

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In the microbiology laboratories, it serves their purpose in making agar and media biochemical media

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Hot plate

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Used to dissolve substance easily and quickly.

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Magnetic Stirrer and Stir Bar

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It is a small teflon coated magnet. What is this called?

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stirring bar

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What are the tools and equipment used for preparation of culture media

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1 Analytical Balance
2 Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC)
3 Hot Plate
4 Magnetic Stirrer
5 Stir Bar

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A warm cabinet that you can set the temperature optimal for the growth and cultivation of the microbes

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Incubator

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21
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what is the good temperature for most Bacteria?

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35 degrees celsius

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22
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A good temperature for most fungi?

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25 degrees celsius

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Primarily used to measure the acidity of pharmaceutical chemicals, cultures, soil, and water treatment plants

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pH Meter

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1.pH1.0 to pH 6.9
2. pH 7.0
3. pH 7.1 to 14.0

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  1. Acidic (Vinegar, Tomato, Urine)
  2. Neutral (Water)
  3. Alkaline (Sea Water, Ammonia Sol.)
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Used to study proper and enlarged and well-defined images of object that are too small to be observed with the naked eye

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Microscope

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Used for through mixing of liquids in test tubes.

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Vortex Mixer

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Has a rotor, whose speed can be controlled. On the tip of the rotor is a foam- rubber top

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Vortex Mixer

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Particularly helpful during serial dilution in enumeration of bacteria, which needs homogenous suspension of bacteria cells

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Vortex Mixer

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What are the EQUIPMENTS used for preparation of Culture and ID microbes

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  1. incubator
  2. pH Meter
  3. Microscope
  4. Vortex Mixer
  5. Colony Counter
  6. Spectrophotometer
    7.Refrigirator
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It is a machine that automatically counts colonies in the agar plate in the microbiology laboratory.

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Colony Counter

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It uses fluorescent lables or the contrast between light and dark areas on the plate to measure the colonies.

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Colony Counter

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An optical instrument for measuring the intensity of light in relation to wavelength

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Spectrophotometer

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Applied for the measurement of the substance concentration of protein, nucleic acids, bacterial growth, and enzymatic reactions.

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Spectrophotometer

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Provides a low temperature environment

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Refrigirator

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it Preserves those materials and stock culture that may decompose and destroy when kept at room temperature

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Refrigirator

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Used to store blood, cultures, media prepared, serums, antibiotics, and other chemicals.

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Refrigirator

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A glass container that has a flat bottom

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Beaker

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it is used for holding or storing liquids

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Beaker

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Flask that is a cone shaped with a flat round bottom and cylindrical neck

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Erlenmeyer flask

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what is the purpose of erlenmeyer flask

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Prepare media

41
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an instrument made of glass or plastic used to measure the volume of different liquids

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Graduated Cylinder

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Pislita lang about cylinder

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Measuring cylinders are graduated, measuring the volume in ml (milliliter)

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a piece of laboratory equipment used to mix chemicals and liquids

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Glass Rods

44
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Pislita lang about glass rods

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Bent glass rods or L shaped Glass rods - spread dilute specimens over the agar surface.

Straight glass rods - used to stir agar and solution

45
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Used in staining and observing under the microscope

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Glass slides

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Apart from slides it can also be used as coverslips for wet mount preparation for observing parasites

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Glass slides

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The glassware that helps deliver a specific quantity of fluid from one container to another

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Glass Pipette

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A piece of calibrated glass tube marked, and a sample is drawn in a small capillary
used with pipette bulb or aspirator

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Glass Pipette

49
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Is a common yet essential laboratory instrument used to transfer volumes of liquid accurately and precisely in the microliter range

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Micro pipette

50
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It helps grow microorganisms by providing an artificial environment, preparing stock culture, and performing various biochemical tests.

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Test Tube

51
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Uses borosilicate glass, and the open end is plain without lips

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Test Tube

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They have cotton plugs as stopper, but using metal or plastic caps is possible

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Test Tube

53
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Transfer microbial growth from one container to another without introducing any unwanted organisms

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Inoculating loop and needle

54
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Is a round concave glass dish

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Watch glass

55
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It can be employed for weighing solids as a lid for flasks and beakers

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Watch Glass

56
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The other miscellaneous
Press em

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  1. Spatula – used in laboratories to mix, spread, or transfer
    materials.
  2. Cotton Plug – used to seal laboratory glassware, preventing
    contamination.
  3. Cotton Swab – used for applying or collecting substances in a
    precise manner.
  4. Parafilm – used to cover and protect laboratory containers to
    prevent contamination and evaporation.
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What are the glassware and apparatus used in the microbiology lab

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  1. Beaker
  2. Erlenmeyer Flask
  3. Graduated Cylinder
  4. Stirring Rods
  5. Glass Slides
  6. Glass Pipette
  7. Micropipette
    8.Test Tube
  8. Inoculating loop and needle
  9. Watch Glass

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