Review for Labs
Lab #5
1. Give the correct domains for the following:
a. cynobacteria, b. algae, c. protozoa
2. Name three types of Protozoa, and give the type of motility exhibited by each.
3. What organisms were formerly known as blue-green algae?
4. What makes red tides red?
5. What genus is malaria caused by? In what group does it belong?
6. What function do the micronuclei play in the ciliates?
7. What unique compound comprise frustule?
8. Study the following characteristics:
a. Protozoa -nucleus, flagella, cilia, pseudopods
b. Algae – nucleus, flagella, photosynthetic pigments, chloroplasts, cell wall
c. Cyanobacteria – photosynthetic pigments, cell wall
1. Algae and Protozoa are classified in what domain
2. Cyanobacteria are classified in the domain___________
3. What is the mode of locomotion for the following:
Paramecium, Amoeba, Euglena, Plasmodium
4. Malaria is caused by the genus___________________
5. From a diagram or under the microscope, be able to identify the following protozoa: amoeba,
euglena, paramecium
6. To what phylum do Algae belong?
LAB #6 Review
1. Based on your observations in in this Lab, How did the growth compare in the broth and agar?
2. Is bacteria on the skin harmful?
3. Define colony.
4. Identify Robert Koch and his work with bacteria.
Lab #7 Review
1. What does the term coenocytic mean?
2. What unique compound is found in the cell walls of fungi, but is absent in plant cell walls?
3. Name a fungus that is responsible for infections of hair, skin and nails.
4. How do zygospores differ from conidiospores?
5. What foods are produced by fungi?
6. What is the difference between mushrooms and toadstools?
7. In what foods are mycotoxins found?
8. What are the ectomycorrhizae?
9. Identify the following: Mold, mycelium, yeast, penicillium, Rizopus.
10. Identify the 5 subdivisions of fungi: give an example of each.
Lab #8 Review
1. Give three reasons why the use of aseptic techniques are essential when handling microbial
cultures in the laboratory.
2. Give two examples of how heat is used during inoculation of a tube culture.
3. How is air contamination prevented when an inoculating loop is used to introduce or take a
bacterial sample to/from an agar plate?
4. Where should a label be written on an agar plate?
5. How should agar plates be incubated? Why?
6. Disinfectants are effective against which types of organisms?
Note: Growth of bacteria in the following media:
Broths –indicated by turbidity or cloudiness, Solid media – such as slants allow for visible
growth on the surface that can be observed foe color and texture.
Plates allow for isolated colony growth, where one species could be separated from
another if colonies are isolated and sub cultured.
7. How is disinfectant used on your work surface?
8. How is a culture transferred from a broth to an agar plate