Lab Quiz 1

Question 1

You observe a bacterial colony that is tiny, or pinpoint in size. What word best describes this feature?

a) punctiform
b) translucent
c) mucoid
d) butyrous

Answer 1

a) punctiform

Question 2

Colonies are usually made up of a single type of bacterial cell.

a) true
b) false

Answer 2

a) true

Question 3

You observe a bacterial colony and describe it as appearing convex. This is an example of bacterial ____.

a) margin
b) texture
c) shape
d) elevation

Answer 3

d) elevation

Question 4

For the same sample source, you observe two bacterial colonies that are yellow and round. Without a doubt, they have to be the same species.

a) true
b) false

Answer 4

b) false

Question 5

Handwashing studies accurately reflect real life use of the same handwashing agents.

a) true
b) false

Answer 5

b) false