Microbiology
Culture medium - correct answer ✔A solid or liquid preparation used to grow,
transport and store microorganisms.
Inoculum - correct answer ✔The source material used for inoculation.
Agar - correct answer ✔A complex polysaccharide usually extracted from red
algae that is used as a solidifying agent in the preparation of culture media.
Colony - correct answer ✔A cluster of microorganisms growing on a solid
surface such as the surface of an agar medium which is usually visible to the
naked eye.
Agar plate - correct answer ✔Petri dish that contains a growth medium
typically agar plus nutrients used to culture microorganisms or small plants.
To culture bacteria - correct answer ✔Allow bacteria to divide in or on a
certain medium under controlled lab conditions.
Pure culture - correct answer ✔A culture contain a single species which may
have arisen from the division of a single cell.
Broth - correct answer ✔Liquid medium that is used to culture
microorganisms
Petri dish - correct answer ✔A shallow circular transparent disc with a flat lid
used for the culture of microorganisms
Culture medium - correct answer ✔A solid or liquid preparation used to grow,
transport and store microorganisms.
Inoculum - correct answer ✔The source material used for inoculation.
Agar - correct answer ✔A complex polysaccharide usually extracted from red
algae that is used as a solidifying agent in the preparation of culture media.
Colony - correct answer ✔A cluster of microorganisms growing on a solid
surface such as the surface of an agar medium which is usually visible to the
naked eye.
Agar plate - correct answer ✔Petri dish that contains a growth medium
typically agar plus nutrients used to culture microorganisms or small plants.
To culture bacteria - correct answer ✔Allow bacteria to divide in or on a
certain medium under controlled lab conditions.
Pure culture - correct answer ✔A culture contain a single species which may
have arisen from the division of a single cell.
Broth - correct answer ✔Liquid medium that is used to culture
microorganisms
Petri dish - correct answer ✔A shallow circular transparent disc with a flat lid
used for the culture of microorganisms
