Laboratory Techniques
History of Microbiology
Organisms
Metabolism
Random
100
At least 3 PPE commonly used in the lab
Lab coat
Goggles or safety glasses
Gloves
Closed-toe shoes
Long pants
100
The two scientists who discovered the double helix structure of DNA
James Watson
Francis Crick
(Rosalind Franklin)
100
This bacterium is a model organism in microbiology labs and also lives in the human gut. Additionally, its often used in biotechnology to produce wanted products such as insulin.
What is Escherichia coli
100
This process is how many microbes generate ATP in the absence of oxygen, typically with lactic acid or ethanol as the end product.
What is Fermentation
100
There was a case of this protozoan parasite in South Carolina this past summer.
What is Naegleria fowleri
200
State the cell morphology and gram stain result
Gram positive cocci
200
Louis Pasteur discovered this process to kill pathogens and prevent spoilage in wine
Pasteurization
200
What is the scientific name of the microorganism referred to as a "brain eating amoeba"?
What is Naegleria fowleri
200
Anaerobic archae that produce methane are referred to as ______.
What are methanogens
200
This bacterium can survive doses of radiation thousands of times higher than humans and is nicknamed “Conan the Bacterium.”
What is Deinococcus radiodurans?
300
Should be applied to the coverslip before switching to the 100x objective lens
Immersion oil
300
Coined the term "cell" when looking at cork under a microscope
Robert Hooke
300
What is the worlds largest bacterium reaching lengths of 1-2 cm?
What is (candidatus) Thiomargarita magnifica
300
Root nodule symbiosis (RNS) is a mutualistic relationship between legume plants and bacteria, primarily rhizobia, where the bacteria carry out _________ ultimately producing usable forms of nitrogen for the plant.
What is Nitrogen Fixation
300
This microbe survived exposure to space on the outside of the International Space Station
What are Bacillus spores
400
Type of hemolysis that is complete and gives a yellow transparent zone
β-hemolysis
400
Edward Jenner created the first vaccine for this disease by inoculating an 8-year-old boy with it
Smallpox
400
This microbe is responsible for the production of bioluminescence via a symbiotic relationship in hawaiian bobtail squid.
What is Allivibrio fischeri.
400
Certain extremophilic archaea generate ATP using this ion gradient instead of protons. IE a replacement for proton motive force.
What is sodium motive force
400
Scientists once made _____ using bacteria from someone’s belly button.
yogurt
500
You suspect a patient has tuberculosis after noticing a bacteria's weak reaction to a gram stain. What other staining technique should you used to confirm this?
Acid-fast stain
500
Barry Marshall drank this bacteria to prove it caused stomach ulcers
Helicobacter pylori
500
This protozoan parasite, carried by cats, can cause severe congenital infection if acquired during pregnancy.
What is Toxoplasma gondii
500
This biosynthetic pathway is used by microbes and plants to make aromatic amino acids.
It is central to microbial metabolism and is a prime drug target because blocking it starves pathogens of aromatic amino acids without harming humans.
What is the Shikimate pathway?
500
This fungus is famous for turning ants into zombies.
What is Ophiocordyceps unilateralis?