Microbiology Lab Final Exam
According to the lab standard operating procedures, you must wash your
hands with soap and water for at least _________ before leaving the lab.
A)
2 seconds
B)
5 seconds
C)
15 seconds
D)
30 seconds
E)
1 minute - correct answer ✔C)
15 seconds
Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe a rule that you
must follow in the microbiology lab?
A)
There is no eating or drinking allowed in the microbiology lab.
B)
If you spill a bacterial culture on your lab coat, you must report it to your
demonstrator.
C)
You must disinfect your workbench before and after each microbiology lab.
D)
,No personal effects are allowed in the lab. You must find somewhere else to
leave your winter jacket, textbooks, backpacks etc. while you attend the lab.
E)
None of the above. (All of the above statements correctly describe a rule that
must be followed in the microbiology lab) - correct answer ✔E)
None of the above. (All of the above statements correctly describe a rule that
must be followed in the microbiology lab)
Which of the following statements correctly describe the lab coat policy in
place in the microbiology lab?
A)
You must wear a buttoned lab coat at all times when working in the
microbiology lab.
B)
Between labs your lab coat should be washed separately from other clothes
with detergent and bleach.
C)
When you take your lab coat home to wash it you should carry it in a plastic
bag to keep it separate from your other belongings.
D)
Your lab coat cannot be worn in any other lab until it has been washed.
E)
All of the above statements are true. - correct answer ✔E)
All of the above statements are true.
Which of the following statements best explains why you should never wear
your microbiology lab coat in the hallways, either before or after a lab? (Even
if it's clean.)
A)
,Because your lab coat is likely to be contaminated with dangerous pathogens
after a microbiology lab, and you may spread them out into the hallway
B)
Because you may pick up harmful microbes from the hallway and bring them
into the lab on your lab coat
C)
Because the other people in the hallway don't know whether or not your lab
coat is contaminated with dangerous microorganisms
D)
None of the above. You shouldn't wear your lab coat in the hallway after a
microbiology lab. But if your lab coat is clean, it's fine to wear it in the hallway
before the lab begins - correct answer ✔C)
Because the other people in the hallway don't know whether or not your lab
coat is contaminated with dangerous microorganisms
According to the standard operating procedures in your lab manual, what
special precaution should be taken when working with level 2 bacterial
cultures?
A)
You must wear disposable gloves.
B)
You must wear a respirator and safety goggles.
C)
You must wear a full biosafety containment suit. (Like the kind they wear in
zombie movies)
D)
You should not work with level 2 cultures. Level 2 cultures present a serious
risk to human health and should only be handled by trained professionals. -
correct answer ✔A)
You must wear disposable gloves.
, True or False: The microbiology lab is registered as a BSL-2 lab because all
bacteria are considered to be risk group 2 microorganisms. - correct answer
✔False
Because we work with live cultures in the microbiology lab, it is very important
that all of our used materials be discarded in the correct way. Match each of
the following used items with the proper discard location.
Answers may be used more than once.
Paper towels used to disinfect the workbench
Disposable gloves
Used Petri plates
Swabs used to inoculate a Petri plate
Used glass microscope slides
1. In the large biohazard bin that sits beside the door
2. Sharps/broken glass discard container
3. In the regular waste paper baskets
4. It doesn't matter where you discard this item, because if you put it in the
wrong place, someone in charge will just move it to the right location anyway.
- correct answer ✔__3__ Paper towels used to disinfect the workbench
__1__ Disposable gloves
__1__ Used Petri plates
According to the lab standard operating procedures, you must wash your
hands with soap and water for at least _________ before leaving the lab.
A)
2 seconds
B)
5 seconds
C)
15 seconds
D)
30 seconds
E)
1 minute - correct answer ✔C)
15 seconds
Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe a rule that you
must follow in the microbiology lab?
A)
There is no eating or drinking allowed in the microbiology lab.
B)
If you spill a bacterial culture on your lab coat, you must report it to your
demonstrator.
C)
You must disinfect your workbench before and after each microbiology lab.
D)
,No personal effects are allowed in the lab. You must find somewhere else to
leave your winter jacket, textbooks, backpacks etc. while you attend the lab.
E)
None of the above. (All of the above statements correctly describe a rule that
must be followed in the microbiology lab) - correct answer ✔E)
None of the above. (All of the above statements correctly describe a rule that
must be followed in the microbiology lab)
Which of the following statements correctly describe the lab coat policy in
place in the microbiology lab?
A)
You must wear a buttoned lab coat at all times when working in the
microbiology lab.
B)
Between labs your lab coat should be washed separately from other clothes
with detergent and bleach.
C)
When you take your lab coat home to wash it you should carry it in a plastic
bag to keep it separate from your other belongings.
D)
Your lab coat cannot be worn in any other lab until it has been washed.
E)
All of the above statements are true. - correct answer ✔E)
All of the above statements are true.
Which of the following statements best explains why you should never wear
your microbiology lab coat in the hallways, either before or after a lab? (Even
if it's clean.)
A)
,Because your lab coat is likely to be contaminated with dangerous pathogens
after a microbiology lab, and you may spread them out into the hallway
B)
Because you may pick up harmful microbes from the hallway and bring them
into the lab on your lab coat
C)
Because the other people in the hallway don't know whether or not your lab
coat is contaminated with dangerous microorganisms
D)
None of the above. You shouldn't wear your lab coat in the hallway after a
microbiology lab. But if your lab coat is clean, it's fine to wear it in the hallway
before the lab begins - correct answer ✔C)
Because the other people in the hallway don't know whether or not your lab
coat is contaminated with dangerous microorganisms
According to the standard operating procedures in your lab manual, what
special precaution should be taken when working with level 2 bacterial
cultures?
A)
You must wear disposable gloves.
B)
You must wear a respirator and safety goggles.
C)
You must wear a full biosafety containment suit. (Like the kind they wear in
zombie movies)
D)
You should not work with level 2 cultures. Level 2 cultures present a serious
risk to human health and should only be handled by trained professionals. -
correct answer ✔A)
You must wear disposable gloves.
, True or False: The microbiology lab is registered as a BSL-2 lab because all
bacteria are considered to be risk group 2 microorganisms. - correct answer
✔False
Because we work with live cultures in the microbiology lab, it is very important
that all of our used materials be discarded in the correct way. Match each of
the following used items with the proper discard location.
Answers may be used more than once.
Paper towels used to disinfect the workbench
Disposable gloves
Used Petri plates
Swabs used to inoculate a Petri plate
Used glass microscope slides
1. In the large biohazard bin that sits beside the door
2. Sharps/broken glass discard container
3. In the regular waste paper baskets
4. It doesn't matter where you discard this item, because if you put it in the
wrong place, someone in charge will just move it to the right location anyway.
- correct answer ✔__3__ Paper towels used to disinfect the workbench
__1__ Disposable gloves
__1__ Used Petri plates
