Title: Experiment 3 Quiz
Course: Lab Applications of Microbiology > Section: Course Content

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Q: Which of the following is a reason we prepare liquid and solid media?
- To understand and study microorganisms, it is often necessary to culture them in the lab.
- Culturing microbes, such as bacteria, in the lab requires the use of media – solutions that provide nutrients in controlled, sterile conditions.
- We need them for the next two experiments.
- All of the above
A: All of the above

Q: What are the main components of media?
- A source of carbon (sugar), amino acids, salts, and vitamins.
- A source of carbon (sugar), food coloring, and tomato juice.
- Calcium chloride and potassium.
A: A source of carbon (sugar), amino acids, salts, and vitamins.
If right: None of the above.

Q: Which of the following is true?
- Solid media provides slower growth, and allows for the isolation of single colonies
- Liquid media allows for faster culture growth, and the preparation of large quantities of bacteria, for example, from a single colony
- Both 1 and 2 are true
- None of the above
A: Both 1 and 2 are true

Q: There are many different kinds of media, with varying recipes, and different kinds of microorganisms grow optimally in different kinds of media.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Selective media is media that contains a chemical agent, such as an antibiotic, that is present to create selection for a specific trait.
- True
- False
A: True