front 1 1.What is one of the most important steps in identifying a new
bacteria or one isolated from a patient’s specimen? | back 1 B) Noting colony morphology |
front 2 1.What can cause variations in colony morphology? | back 2 B) Nutrients present in various media or incubation conditions |
front 3 1.Which bacteria are not cultured in the lab due to being pathogens
or having unavailable growth conditions? | back 3 B) Mycobacterium, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, and Rickettsia |
front 4 1.Why are Mycoplasma species pleomorphic? | back 4 B) They have no cell wall |
front 5 1.What is the purpose of the acid-fast stain? | back 5 B) To identify Mycobacterium and related bacteria |
front 6 1.What is used to stain the waxy cell wall of Mycobacterium in the
acid-fast stain? | back 6 B) Carbolfuchsin |
front 7 1.What is the function of bacterial capsules in some strains?
| back 7 B) To protect the microbe from host defense mechanisms |
front 8 1.What staining technique is used to visualize bacterial flagella?
| back 8 C) Special staining techniques with a stain and mordant |
front 9 1.Which genera of bacteria are most characteristic of endospore
formation? | back 9 C) Bacillus and Clostridium |
front 10 1.What stain is used to visualize endospores in Bacillus cultures?
| back 10 C) Malachite green |
front 11 1.What is the purpose of performing Gram stains on organisms after
observing colony morphology? | back 11 B) Identify some cell wall components and cellular morphology |
front 12 1.What special stains are available for identifying bacterial surface
structures or internal components? | back 12 B) Capsule stain and flagella stain |
front 13 1.What unique component in the cell wall of Mycobacterium prevents it
from staining with simple and Gram stains? | back 13 C) Mycolic acids |
front 14 1.What is the counterstain used in the acid-fast stain to visualize
non-acid-fast bacteria? | back 14 B) Methylene blue |
front 15 1.Why is the acid-fast stain important for diagnosing mycobacterial
diseases? | back 15 B) Mycobacterium grows very slowly in culture |
front 16 1.What is the purpose of using a mordant in flagella staining?
| back 16 B) To increase the diameter of the flagella for viewing |
front 17 1.What is the appearance of endospores after staining with malachite
green and safranin? | back 17 C) Green in red bacterial cells |