P2. Classification of Culture Media according to COMPOSITION

Question 1

Classification according to COMPOSITION.

3

Answer 1

1. synthetic/ chemically define
2. non-synthetic/ non-chemically define/ complex
3. tissue culture media

Question 2

composed of know and exact amounts of PURE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

Answer 2

Synthetic

commonly used to CULTURE AUTOTROPHOC microorganisms

Question 3

• both CHEMICALS & COMPLEX MATERIALS
• composed of complex materials that are rich in vitamins and nutrients that are not usually represented by a chemical formula.

examples are?

Answer 3

non-synthetic

beef extract
peptones
yeasts

Question 4

• Live cells harvested from organs of humans and animals that supports the growth of obligate intracellular organisms that cannot grow in artificially prepared culture media.

Answer 4

Tissue Culture Media

harvested from humans and animals to CULTURE VIRUSES.