8 Which of the following is a type of universal media? (A) MacConkey Agar. (B) Baird-Parker Agar. (C) \( \quad \) Mannitol Salt Agar. (D) Trypticase Soy Agar. 9

(A) (i) Describe TWO disadvantages of using Replicate Organism Detection And Counting (RODAC) plate during a surface swab. (ii) Explain TWO purposes of conducting a hand swab test. 12 m

Embroynic in character on the cell retain the ability to divide. These tissues present in mature plant are called meristematic Thoes plant tissues which

(A) State ONE example of selective media that can be used to isolate [3 marks] EACH of the following microorganisms. (i) Gram positive bacteria. (ii) Staphylococci spp. (iii) Gram negative bacteria.

Calculate the cfu/cm \( \mathrm{cm}^{2} \) for a tested surface of 4 cm in length and 3 cm in width if the number of colonies on the agar plate is 96 cfu. (A) \( 8 \mathrm{cfu} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} \) (B) \( 12 \mathrm{cmu} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} \). (C) \( 72 \mathrm{cmu} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} \) (D) \( 128 \mathrm{cmu} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} \)

8 Which of the following is a type of universal media? (A) MacConkey Agar. (B) Baird-Parker Agar. (C) \( \quad \) Mannitol Salt Agar. (D) Trypticase Soy Agar. 9