The Five I's of Studying Microorganisms Include All of the Following

Question

The Five I's of studying microorganisms include all of the following except ________.
A)inoculation
B)incubation
C)infection
D)isolation
E)identification

Accepted Answer

The five I's of studying microorganisms are inoculation (introducing the sample into a container of media), incubation (providing optimal conditions for growth), isolation (separating individual organisms), inspection (observing for macroscopic and microscopic morphology), and identification (determining the specific type of microorganism). Infection is not part of the process of studying microorganisms, but rather the result of microorganisms causing disease in a host organism.