Practice - Media Compositions: Providing Nutrients for Growth
Practice Questions
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What is a culture medium?
💡 Hint: Think about growing microbes in a lab.
Name a type of chemically defined media.
💡 Hint: It’s used for studying specific nutrients.
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What is the primary purpose of culture media in microbiology?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of media in supporting life.
True or False: Selective media can be used to isolate specific microorganisms in a culture.
💡 Hint: What do you know about isolation in microbiology?
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Challenge Problems
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A laboratory needs to isolate a rare bacterium from a sample containing many other types of bacteria. Which media type should be chosen and justify your choice?
💡 Hint: Consider how rare microbes can be selected.
Discuss the benefits and limitations of using complex media compared to chemically defined media in microbiological research.
💡 Hint: Think about convenience versus specificity.
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