As we continue without preparation for the Microbiology 130 final exam, I have prepared the next exam in the series to ensure that you are adequately prepared. This quiz is made of 70 questions from different chapters. Give it a shot and see what chances you stand at acing the upcoming exam and is considered one of the toughest trivia quiz on microbiology. Give it a try!
The major nutritional elements
Trace elements
Organic growth factors
Vitamins
Plasmophiles
Saltophiles
Tonophiles
Halophiles
30
37
45
60
0
10
37
45
Lyophilization
Heating
Salting
Pickling
Obligate aerobe
Facultative aerobe
Obligate anaerobe
Aerotolerant anaerobe
Selective
Differential
Selective and Differential
Enrichment
True
False
Psychrophile
Psychrotroph
Mesophile
Thermophile
Lower osmotic pressure
Hypotonic environment
Lower pH
Hypertonic environment
Obligate aerobe
Obligate anaerobe
Microaerophile
Aerotolerant anaerobe
Lag
Log
Stationary
Death
Psychrophile
Psychrotroph
Thermophile
Hyperthermophile
Enrichment media
Selective media
Reducing media
Differential media
Plate count
MPN
Turbidity
Microscopic count
Dry weight
Differential
Selective
Differential and selective
Enrichment
Obligate aerobe
Facultative aerobe
Obligate anaerobe
Aerotolerant anaerobe
Psychrophiles
Mesophiles
Thermophiles
Psychrotrophs
Filtration
Plate count
Direct microscopic count
Turbidity
Requires a long time to achieve sterilization.
Cannot inactivate viruses.
Cannot kill endospores.
Cannot be used with heat-sensitive materials.
Ionizing radiation
Autoclaving
0.45 um filtration
Gamma radiation
25 minutes
1 million cells
Not enough information
Eurotium, a mold
Pseudomonas, a psychrotrophic bacterium
Thibacillus, an acidophile
Streptococcus pyogenes, a human pathogen
High concentration, short time.
Low concentration, long time.
Equally effective.
Small
Large
Colored
Clear