Unit 4 microbio

Question 1

bacteria that maintains its color after treatment with acid solutions

Answer 1

acid-fast bacilli (AFB)

Question 2

a special acid base used to identify AFB

eg. Ziehl-Neelson stain

Answer 2

acid-fast stain

Question 3

a spray of fine particles in the air

Answer 3

aerosol

Question 4

an extract of seaweed used to grow bacteria

Answer 4

agar

Question 5

a sterile petri dish in which agar is solidified

Answer 5

agar plate

Question 6

a tube in which agar is allowed to solidify at an angle

Answer 6

agar slant

Question 7

an organism that grows without O2

Answer 7

anaerobe

Question 8

a routine used to prevent contamination and to maintain sterility

Answer 8

aseptic technique

Question 9

rod shaped bacteria

Answer 9

bacillus

Question 10

one celled microorganism

Answer 10

bacteria

Question 11

study of bacteria

Answer 11

bacteriology

Question 12

tiny bacteria that are intracellular parasites, responsible for causing sexually transmitted disease

Answer 12

chlamydia

Question 13

a spherical-shaped bacteria

Answer 13

coccus

Question 14

a mass of bacteria growing on a media

Answer 14

colony

Question 15

the act of growing bacteria on a media

Answer 15

culture

Question 16

the act of growing a microorganism and testing to determine which antibiotic is effective

Answer 16

C&S

Question 17

bacteria that stains pink/red with a gram’s stain

Answer 17

gram neg

Question 18

bacteria that stains blue/purple with a gram’s stain

Answer 18

gram pos

Question 19

crystal violet, iodine, alcohol-acetone & safranin.

used to differentiate between gram - and gram + bacteria

Answer 19

gram’s stain

Question 20

the introduction of microorganisms to media

Answer 20

inoculation

Question 21

a wire with a loop at one end and a handle on the other, heated and used to inoculate or transfer bacteria

Answer 21

inoculation loop

Question 22

a calibrated loop to 1 microliter used to plant urines.

loop must be placed in vertical position in the urine and then inoculated onto media

Answer 22

calibrated loop

Question 23

the study of living microorganisms that can cause infection and/or disease in humans

Answer 23

medical microbiology

Question 24

a solid or liquid substance containing nutrients on which to grow bacteria

Answer 24

media

Question 25

a substance that can cause dye to stick to an object eg. iodine

Answer 25

mordant

Question 26

the study of fungi

Answer 26

mycology

Question 27

bacteria normally found in the body

Answer 27

normal flora

Question 28

an organism that lives off another living creature

Answer 28

parasite

Question 29

the study of parasites

Answer 29

parasitology