1.6: Section One Review

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    Review Purpose

    This review helps you check what you learned in Section One before moving on. Work through each question set on the pages that follow, then use the Click to reveal answer option to check yourself. These questions are for practice and self-assessment—they are not graded.

    Before you begin, can you.....
    • Explain why laboratory safety guidelines matter, and identify the safety equipment and universal precautions used in the lab?
    • Describe the four biosafety levels (BSL) and the measure each requires?
    • Identify and label the parts of the compound light microscope and state the function of each?
    • Explain the purpose of the oil immersion objective lens and calculate total magnification?
    • Explain the purpose of the oil immersion objective lens and calculate total magnification?
    • Classify media by chemical composition (defined vs. complex), physical form (liquid, semi-solid, solid), and function (selective, differential, transport, anaerobic)?
    • Name and describe three tools used to inoculate media?
    • Define aseptic technique and explain why it is essential when transferring bacteria?
    • Describe and perform the streak plate method to isolate bacteria from a mixed culture?

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