Home⇒ Medical Science⇒ Microbiology⇒ Cell cultures and characteristics
| 1-Dont try to cram or spend more time here just read it fast and cover syllabus then practice MCQ's cheptor of same topic to check your progress. . |
| 2-Wrong options are also given but dont concentrate there, Right answer is in bold format. |
| Q1 ⇒ Which of the following bacteria can grow in acidic pH? Lactobacilli [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q2 ⇒ Which of the following bacteria dies quickly after drying? Treponema pallidium [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q3 ⇒ Intestinal bacteria can grow in the presence of __________ whereas nonintestinal bacteria are usually inhibited. bile salts [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q4 ⇒ In the pour plate method, the mixed culture is diluted directly in tubes of liquid agar medium [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q5 ⇒ For the selection of endospore-forming bacteria, a mixed culture can be heated at 80°C for 10 minutes [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q6 ⇒ Cell counting can be carried out by all of the above [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q7 ⇒ Which of the following hint(s) suggest/s that a given specimen is likely to contain anaerobic bacteria? All of these [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q8 ⇒ The solidifying agent commonly used in preparation of media is/are both (a) and (b) [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q9 ⇒ For the selection of lactobacilli present in cheddar cheese, the pH of the medium is maintained at 5.35 [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q10 ⇒ All bacteria that inhabit the human body are heterotrophs [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q11 ⇒ Stuart's transport medium is used for transport of specimen containing Neisseria gonorrhoeae [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q12 ⇒ Which of the following is used for the proper maintenance and preservation of pure cultures? All of the above [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q13 ⇒ Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms a blue water soluble pigment called pyocyanin [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q14 ⇒ A medium containing crystal violet dye plus sodium deoxycholate will allow gram (-)ve intestinal bacteria to grow [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q15 ⇒ When a substance is added to a solid medium which inhibits the growth of unwanted bacteria but permits the growth of wanted bacteria, it is known as selective medium [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q16 ⇒ Selective media facilitate growth of only one kind of organism. Saboraud medium is used to selectively isolate yeasts [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q17 ⇒ In the process of freeze drying, a dense cell suspension is placed in small vials and is frozen at -60 to -78°C [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q18 ⇒ Agar is used for solidifying culture media because all of the above [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q19 ⇒ Which of the following bacteria can grow in alkaline pH? Vibrio cholerae [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q20 ⇒ Peptone water and nutrient broth are basal media [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
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