Instructions

Answer all of the following questions, then click "Submit." When you "Submit" your registration and test, the results will be forwarded to the class instructor for grading. You must get 100% of the questions correct to pass this course. A certificate will be available for you to print if you have passed the test.

Question 1
Which of the following procedures could generate aerosols?
A) Sonicating tissue culture cells
B) Inoculating animals
C) Operating a flow cytometer
D) All of the above

Question 2
The most important safety principle when working with transgenic plants is containment.
A) True
B) False

Question 3
Which of the following items are considered sharps?
A) Needles
B) Scalpels
C) Microscope slides and coverslips
D) All of the above

Question 4
Blood-borne pathogen training never needs to be updated once you have passed the on-line course.
A) True
B) False

Question 5
Changing the scale of a project (e.g. 500 mL to 10 L) can change the biosafety level of a project.
A) True
B) False

Question 6
Transgenic plant containment involves preventing accidental release into the environment of:
A) Seeds
B) Pollen
C) Whole Plants
D) All of the above.

Question 7
A laboratory working with human cell lines must display the biohazard symbol on areas where the work is performed or materials are stored.
A) True
B) False

Question 8
A laboratory working with plant material must display the biohazard symbol on areas where the work is performed or materials are stored.
A) True
B) False

Question 9
Blood-borne pathogens are transmitted by contact with:
A) Skin
B) Eyes
C) Mucous Membranes
D) Blood, Parenteral Contact
E) All of the Above

 
Last Updated 09.19.2006
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