Practice - Sterilization and Media Compositions: Cultivating and Controlling Microbes
Practice Questions
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What is sterilization?
💡 Hint: Think about what sterilization is meant to achieve in microbiology.
Name one method of heat sterilization.
💡 Hint: Consider the equipment used to achieve sterilization through heat.
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What is the main purpose of sterilization?
💡 Hint: Think about what sterilization aims to accomplish.
True or False: Chemical sterilization methods can be used on heat-sensitive materials.
💡 Hint: Consider the types of materials that might be affected by heat.
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Challenge Problems
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You need to cultivate a bacteria that is known to form endospores. Discuss the sterilization method you would propose and justify your choice.
💡 Hint: Consider how different sterilization methods perform against resilient structures.
Outline an experimental setup using both selective and differential media to isolate a pathogen from contaminated food samples. Describe your media choice and expected outcomes.
💡 Hint: Think about how media characteristics help isolate specific microbes from a mixed sample.
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