Deck 2: Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of Microorganisms

Question 1

Which of the following will result when 1% to 5% agar is added to nutrient broth,boiled,and cooled?

A)A pure culture
B)A mixed culture
C)A solid medium
D)A liquid medium
E)A contaminated medium

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A reducing medium contains ________.

A)sugars that can be fermented
B)extra oxygen
C)hemoglobin,vitamins,or other growth factors
D)substances that remove oxygen
E)inhibiting agents

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which type of media would be the best choice when shipping a sample of bacteria to a laboratory to be tested from a satellite office site?

A)Transport
B)EMB
C)Blood
D)Thioglycollate
E)General purpose

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which method often results in colonies developing down throughout the agar along with some colonies on the surface?

A)Streak plate
B)Spread plate
C)Pour plate
D)All of the choices are correct.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 5

The three physical forms of laboratory media are ________.

A)solid,liquid,and gas
B)solid,semisolid,and liquid
C)streak plate,pour plate,and broth
D)aerobic,anaerobic,and micro aerobic
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 6

Agar is a complex polysaccharide that comes from a(n)________.

A)green plant
B)fungus
C)mold
D)algae
E)euglena

Question 7

The term that refers to the purposeful addition of microorganisms into a laboratory nutrient medium is ________.

A)isolation
B)inoculation
C)immunization
D)infection
E)contamination

Question 8

A common medium used for growing fastidious bacteria is ________.

A)blood agar
B)trypticase soy agar
C)mannitol salt agar
D)MacConkey medium
E)a reducing medium

Question 9

Which of the following is not an inoculating tool?

A)Petri dish
B)Loop
C)Needle
D)Pipette
E)Swab

Question 10

A nutrient medium that contains at least one ingredient that is NOT chemically definable would be termed ________.

A)complex
B)reducing
C)enriched
D)synthetic
E)minimal

Question 11

What type of isolation technique is most effective for the majority of applications?

A)Pour plate
B)Streak plate
C)Spread plate
D)Loop dilution
E)Culture plate

Question 12

A microbiologist inoculates Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli into a culture medium.Following incubation,only the E.coli grows in the culture.What is the most likely explanation?

A)The microbiologist used too much inoculum.
B)The culture is contaminated.
C)The incubation temperature was incorrect.
D)The culture medium must be selective.
E)The culture medium must be differential.

Question 13

Which of the following is essential for development of discrete,isolated colonies?

A)Broth medium
B)Differential medium
C)Selective medium
D)Solid medium
E)Assay medium

Question 14

The correct microbiological term for the tiny sample of specimen that is put into a nutrient medium in order to produce a culture is the ________.

A)colony
B)inoculum
C)streak
D)loop
E)incubator

Question 15

Which of the following is not a benefit of agar as a solid medium?

A)Has flexibility
B)Holds moisture
C)Can be inoculated and poured at a temperature that is not harmful
D)Is solid at room temperature
E)Is digested by most microbes

Question 16

A nutrient medium that has all of its chemical components identified,and their precise concentrations known and reproducible,would be termed ________.

A)a complex media
B)a reducing media
C)an enriched media
D)a chemically defined media
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 17

The Five I's of studying microorganisms include all of the following except ________.

A)inoculation
B)incubation
C)infection
D)isolation
E)identification

Question 18

All of the following are examples of different types of microbiological media except ________.

A)broth
B)enriched
C)agar
D)petri dish
E)selective

Question 19

A pure culture contains ________.

A)only one species of microorganism
B)only bacteria
C)a variety of microbes from one source
D)a variety of species from the same genus
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 20

Agar is an important component of media because ________.

A)bacteria require agar to grow
B)agar inhibits mold growth
C)agar provides a solid surface for bacterial growth
D)agar prevents contamination
E)All of the choices are correct.

Question 21

An enveloped virus measures 0.02 micrometers (μm)in diameter. What is the diameter of this virus in nanometers (nm)?

A)20 nm
B)0.00002 nm
C)2 nm
D)0.2 nm

Question 22

Magnification is achieved in a compound microscope through the initial magnification of the specimen by the ________ lens.This image is then projected to the ________ lens that will further magnify the specimen to form a virtual image received by the eye.

A)ocular; objective
B)scanning; objective
C)objective; ocular
D)ocular; oil
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 23

The type of microscope in which you would see brightly illuminated specimens against a black background is ________.

A)bright field
B)dark field
C)phase contrast
D)fluorescence
E)electron

Question 24

A microbiologist must culture a patient's feces for intestinal pathogens.Which of the following would likely be present in selective media for analyzing this fecal specimen?

A)NaCl
B)Sheep red blood cells
C)Bile salts
D)Thioglycollic acid
E)Peptone

Question 25

Which of the following magnifies the specimen to produce its virtual image?

A)Objective lens
B)Ocular lens
C)Condenser
D)Body
E)Iris diaphragm

Question 26

Which of the following magnifies the specimen to produce its real image?

A)Condenser
B)Objective lens
C)Ocular lens
D)Body
E)Nosepiece

Question 27

Bacteria that require special growth factors and complex nutrients are termed ________.

A)aerobic
B)anaerobic
C)fastidious
D)microaerophilic
E)autotrophic

Question 28

If a microbiologist is studying a specimen at a total magnification of 950x,what is the magnifying power of the objective lens if the ocular lens is 10x?

A)100x
B)950x
C)85x
D)850x
E)95x

Question 29

Which type of microscope shows cells against a bright background but also differentiates intracellular structures of unstained cells based on their varying densities?

A)Bright field
B)Dark field
C)Phase contrast
D)Differential interference
E)Electron

Question 30

A rod-shaped bacterium is measured as 0.3 micrometers (μm)in length using an ocular micrometer. Your instructor wants you to report the length in millimeters (mm)to test your understanding of metric conversions. What is the length of the organism in millimeters?

A)0.0003 mm
B)300 mm
C)0.03 mm
D)3 mm

Question 31

Differential media results in which of the following growth characteristics?

A)Different color colonies
B)Different media color post incubation
C)Precipitates
D)Gas bubbles
E)All of the choices are correct.

Question 32

For which bacterial genus does mannitol salt agar differentiate between species?

A)Salmonella
B)Streptococcus
C)Neisseria
D)Staphylococcus
E)Escherichia

Question 33

A microbiologist inoculates Staphylococcus aureus into a culture medium.Following incubation,both Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are determined to be growing in this culture.What is the most likely explanation?

A)The microbiologist used too much inoculum.
B)The culture is contaminated.
C)The incubation temperature was incorrect.
D)The culture medium must be selective.
E)The culture medium must be differential.

Question 34

Which of the following characteristics refers to the microscope's ability to show two separate entities as separate and distinct?

A)Resolving power
B)Magnification
C)Refraction
D)All of the choices are correct.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 35

Which of the following controls the amount of light entering the specimen?

A)Objective lens
B)Ocular lens
C)Condenser
D)Body
E)Iris diaphragm

Question 36

The ________ of the microscope holds and allows selection of the objective lenses.

A)stage
B)condenser
C)objective
D)ocular
E)nosepiece

Question 37

Which type of medium is able to distinguish different species or types of microorganisms based on an observable change in the colonies or in the medium?

A)Differential
B)Selective
C)Enumeration
D)Enriched
E)Reducing

Question 38

All of the following are diameters of cells that would be resolved in a microscope with a 0.2 µm limit of resolution except ________.

A)0.2 µm
B)0.2 mm
C)0.1 µm
D)0.3 µm
E)2.0 µm

Question 39

A reducing media is used to culture

A)fastidious organisms.
B)aerobic organisms.
C)anaerobic organisms.
D)any pathogenic organisms.
E)None of the choices are correct.

Question 40

Newly inoculated cultures must be ________ at a specific temperature to encourage growth.

A)streaked
B)poured
C)incubated
D)contaminated
E)All of the choices are correct.

Question 41

Basic dyes are ________.

A)attracted to the negatively charged acidic substances of bacterial cells
B)anionic
C)used in negative staining
D)repelled by cells
E)dyes such as India ink and nigrosin

Question 42

Which type of microscope is the most widely used and shows cells against a bright background?

A)Bright field
B)Dark field
C)Phase contrast
D)Fluorescence
E)Electron

Question 43

The Gram staining procedure is best described as a(n)________ staining technique.

A)acid-fast or Ziehl-Neelson
B)differential
C)capsule
D)flagellar
E)simple

Question 44

A confocal scanning microscope ________.

A)uses visible light to form a specimen image
B)shows three-dimensional cell images from the cell surface to the middle of the cell
C)produces specimen images on electron micrographs
D)uses dyes that emit visible light when bombarded by electrons
E)requires specimens to be stained

Question 45

Which type of microscope achieves the greatest resolution and highest magnification?

A)Bright field
B)Dark field
C)Phase contrast
D)Fluorescence
E)Electron

Question 46

A selective medium contains one or more substances that inhibit growth of certain microbes in order to facilitate the growth of other microbes.

Question 47

Bacterial cultures are easily identified from their microscopic appearance.

Question 48

Which type of microscope does not use light in forming the specimen image?

A)Bright field
B)Dark field
C)Phase contrast
D)Fluorescence
E)Electron

Question 49

The specimen preparation that is best for viewing cell motility is ________.

A)hanging drop
B)fixed stained smear
C)Gram stain
D)negative stain
E)flagellar stain

Question 50

Some microbes are not capable of growing on artificial media.

Question 51

A microbiologist makes a fixed smear of bacterial cells and stains them with Loeffler's methylene blue.All the cells appear blue under the oil lens.This is an example of ________.

A)negative staining
B)using an acidic dye
C)simple staining
D)using the acid-fast stain
E)capsule staining

Question 52

Mixed cultures are also referred to as contaminated cultures.

Question 53

All of the following pertain to the fluorescence microscope except ________.

A)it uses electrons to produce a specimen image
B)it is a type of compound microscope
C)it requires the use of dyes like acridine and fluorescein
D)it is commonly used to diagnose certain infections
E)it requires an ultraviolet radiation source

Question 54

Which type of microscope bombards a whole,metal-coated specimen with electrons moving back and forth over it?

A)Differential interference contrast
B)Scanning electron
C)Transmission electron
D)Phase contrast
E)Fluorescence

Question 55

Normal incubation temperatures range from 30°C to 60°C.

Question 56

What do the Gram stain,acid-fast stain,and endospore stain have in common?

A)They are used on a wet mount of the specimen.
B)They use heat to force the dye into cell structures.
C)The outcome is based on cell differences.
D)They use a negative stain technique.
E)They are simple stains.

Question 57

The bending of light rays as they pass from one medium to another is called refraction.

Question 58

One colony typically develops from the growth of several parent bacterial cells.

Question 59

The procedures for culturing a microorganism require the use of a microscope.

Question 60

The purpose of staining cells on a microscope slide is to ________.

A)kill them
B)secure them to the slide
C)enlarge the cells
D)add contrast in order to see them better
E)see motility

Question 61

Microscopic analysis revealed the presence of grapelike clusters of gram-positive cocci.The RN educates the patient that the species identification of the organism will require biochemical testing,which aids in microbial identification by providing information on cellular metabolism.Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates understanding of the nurse's teaching?

A)Biochemical tests can determine the organism's nutrient requirements.
B)Biochemical tests can determine the presence of enzymes in the sample.
C)Biochemical tests can provide information about products given off during growth.
D)Biochemical tests can provide information about the microbe's mechanism for deriving energy.
E)All of these statements are correct.

Question 62

At the end of the Gram stain,gram-positive bacteria will be seen as red/pink cells.

Question 63

The patient's culture results positive for Staphylococcus.The RN understands that the culture most likely required growth on a complex medium,consisting of 

A)an exact chemical formula.
B)chemical growth inhibitors.
C)at least one ingredient that is not chemically defined.
D)None of the choices are correct.

Question 64

A sputum sample is ordered for microbial analysis in order to rule out the diagnosis of tuberculosis.Suspecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis may be the pathogen,the RN knows the laboratory technicians will perform which stain on the sample?  

A)Endospore stain
B)Negative stain
C)Flagellar stain
D)Acid-fast stain

Question 65

The relationship between a micrometer and a millimeter is ________.

A)a millimeter is 10 times larger than a micrometer
B)a micrometer is 1,000 times smaller than a millimeter
C)a millimeter is 100 times smaller than a micrometer
D)a micrometer is 1,000 times larger than a millimeter
E)a millimeter is 10 times smaller than a micrometer

Question 66

When utilizing a light microscope,the specimen on the glass slide must be in proper position to ensure illumination of the specimen for visualization.The glass slide is placed in which of the following positions?

A)Between the condenser lens and the objective lens
B)Directly on top of the light source
C)Between the ocular lens and the objective lens
D)Between the light source and the condenser lens

Question 67

Fixed smears of specimens are required in order to perform the Gram stain and endospore stain on the specimens.

Question 68

A confocal microscope uses visible light as its source of illumination.

Question 69

Ms.Hungh's acid-fast stain results resulted as inconclusive for the presence of acid-fast bacilli.Culturing of the sputum is performed in order to isolate microbial growth for further analysis.Lowenstein-Jensen medium is utilized to select for the growth of Mycobacterium species if present in the sample,while suppressing unwanted background organisms.What is the proper term for this type of medium?  

A)Differential medium
B)Selective medium
C)Differential medium and selective medium
D)None of the choices are correct.

Question 70

The patient is diagnosed with a bacterial infection after gram-positive cocci are detected in the fluid sample.The Gram stain involves ________.

A)forcing a dye into resistant bodies with heat to distinguish between spores and cells
B)timed,sequential applications of crystal violet dye,iodine,an alcohol rinse,and a contrasting counterstain to the sample
C)application of the dye,carbol fuchsin,followed by an acid alcohol rinse
D)application of India ink to detect the presence of bacterial capsules

Question 71

Culturing of the sputum resulted in the growth of distinct colonies and further isolation by subculturing is now needed.The RN understands that isolation is accomplished by taking a bit of growth from an individual colony and inoculating a separate medium,resulting in the production of a(n)________.

A)simple culture
B)pure culture
C)isolated culture
D)mixed culture

Question 72

In the absence of immersion oil when using the 100x objective lens,some light would be lost to scatter resulting in a blurry image.

Question 73

Comparing defined vs.complex media is analogous to comparing ________.

A)baby formula to breast milk
B)Coca-cola® to Pepsi®
C)the generic version of the drug Lipitor® to the brand name produced by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
D)a strawberry-banana smoothie to a mixed berry smoothie

Question 74

The sterile vaginal fluid specimen is sent for culture.The RN educates the patient about the five basic techniques utilized by laboratory technicians to manipulate,grow,examine,and characterize any microorganisms present in the specimen.Which of the following is the correct order of steps for processing the specimen?

A)Isolation,incubation,inspection,identification,and inoculation
B)Inspection,identification,isolation,incubation,and inoculation
C)Identification,isolation,incubation,inspection,and inoculation
D)Inoculation,incubation,isolation,inspection,and identification

Question 75

The RN understands that along with a pH test,a microscopic view is needed to perform the ferning test to detect an amniotic fluid leak.The patient sample is prepared on a glass slide and examined under 10x magnification.Which type of microscope will be used to make this observation of the patient sample?

A)Electron microscope
B)Light microscope
C)Confocal microscope
D)Fluorescent microscope

Question 76

The patient asks how microbes from her body can be grown in the lab.The RN explains that specimens are introduced to nutrient medium and that any growth of the microbe that appears after incubating the specimen is called the ________.

A)colony
B)culture
C)microorganism
D)infectious agent

Question 77

Resolution differs from contrast in microscopy in that ________.

A)resolution refers to the ability to distinguish two cells from one another,whereas contrast refers to the ability to distinguish a cell from its surroundings
B)contrast refers to the ability to distinguish two cells from one another,whereas resolution refers to the ability to distinguish a cell from its surroundings
C)resolution is measured by the refractive index of light whereas contrast depends on the use of oil
D)contrast is improved by adding oil to the specimen with the 100x objective lens and resolution is improved by adjusting the iris diaphragm control lever

Question 78

The real image is the reverse of the actual specimen.

Question 79

The all-purpose media Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA)contains the following four ingredients; pancreatic digest of casein,digest of soybean meal,NaCl and agar.  TSA is best described as ________.

A)a differential media
B)a complex media
C)a selective media
D)a defined media
E)a reducing media

Question 80

The diameter of field for a 4x lens is measured at 4.6 mm.  How many bacterial cells,each measuring 4 μm,could be lined up along the diameter?

A)1,150 cells
B)1.15 cells
C)18.4 cells
D)115 cells
E)1840 cells