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Questions about "Broth and Agar Slant Culture"

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The small amount if growth on the end of an inoculating loop is called an ________.   inoculum  
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A flame-sterilized inoculating ________ is used to inoculate the medium.   loop  
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Aseptic technique is important to prevent self-infection and ________ of the culture medium.   contamination  
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In sterilizing your transfer loop, the ________ end must also be sterilized.   lower  
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Setting the culture cap down on the bench is a violation of ________ ________.   aseptic technique  
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When growth on or in a medium contains only a single species of microorganism, it is called a ________ ________.   pure culture  
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A term often used to describe cloudiness in broth media is ________.   turbidity  
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When a bacterial culture grows across the surface of a broth, the growth is referred to as a ________.   pellicle  
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Cells that settle to the bottom of a broth tube are referred to as ________.   sediment  
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Growth ocuring as clumps suspended in the broth is referred to as ________.   floculent  
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Growth around the margin of the surface of a broth tube but not across it is referred to as a ________.   ring  
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Name one of the ingredients in nutrient broth:   tryptone, peptone, beef extract, yeast extract, sodium chloride, etc.  
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An isolated population of bacteria growing on a solid medium is called a ________.   colony  
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A slant culture of an organism which is used to make other subcultures is called ________ culture.   stock  
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List three factors that might influence cultural characteristics of an organism growing on an gar medium:   surface moisture, motility of the cultured organism, amount of inoculum, nutrients available, temperature, oxygen  
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A word meaning "pigmentation" or "color" used to describe growth on an agar slant or colony is ________.   chromogenesis  
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The term used when a culture is placed at a particular temperature for a period of time is ________.   incubation  
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When an inoculated tube is compared to an uninoculated tube for signs of difference, the uninoculated tube serves as a ________.   control  
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