Question 1

Protists are NOT normally found in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Only particles smaller than ________ μm in diameter reach the lungs.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40

Question 3

A microbial community that does not change when exposed to stressors is called

Accepted Answer

A)  resilient. 
B)  resistant. 
C)  robust. 
D)  regimented. 
A)  resilient. 
B)  resistant. 
C)  robust. 
D)  regimented.

Question 4

A vaginal swab would suggest vaginosis if there were relatively high numbers of gram-positive rods and relatively low numbers of gram variable rods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Important bacterial populations in the stomach include

Accepted Answer

A)  Firmicutes. 
B)  Bacteriodetes. 
C)  Veilonella. 
D)  All of these answer choices. 
A)  Firmicutes. 
B)  Bacteriodetes. 
C)  Veilonella. 
D)  All of these answer choices.

Question 6

Which of the following is a benefit of studying the human microbiome?

Accepted Answer

A)  It may allow for the development of personalized medical treatments. 
B)  It may allow for more finely targeted probiotics. 
C)  It may allow for increased recognition of disease biomarkers. 
D)  All of these answer choices are possible benefits. 
A)  It may allow for the development of personalized medical treatments. 
B)  It may allow for more finely targeted probiotics. 
C)  It may allow for increased recognition of disease biomarkers. 
D)  All of these answer choices are possible benefits.

Question 7

Malassezia spp. are the most common fungi present on the skin of humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Protists are NOT normally found in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy individuals.

Only particles smaller than ________ μm in diameter reach the lungs.

A microbial community that does not change when exposed to stressors is called

A vaginal swab would suggest vaginosis if there were relatively high numbers of gram-positive rods and relatively low numbers of gram variable rods.

Important bacterial populations in the stomach include

Which of the following is a benefit of studying the human microbiome?

Malassezia spp. are the most common fungi present on the skin of humans.

The Microbial World

Microbial Cell Structure and Function

Microbial Metabolism

Molecular Information Flow and Protein Processing

Microbial Growth and Its Control

Microbial Regulatory Systems

Molecular Biology of Microbial Growth

Viruses and Their Replication

Microbial Systems Biology

Viral Genomics, Diversity, and Ecology

Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea

Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology

Microbial Evolution and Systematics

Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms

Functional Diversity of Microorganisms

Diversity of Bacteria

Diversity of Archaea

Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems

Microbial Ecosystems

Nutrient Cycles

Microbiology of the Built Environment

Microbial Symbioses

Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis

Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses

Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses

Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

Epidemiology

Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoans, and Helminths

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Exam 24: Microbial Symbioses with Humans

Protists are NOT normally found in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy individuals.

Only particles smaller than ________ μm in diameter reach the lungs.

A microbial community that does not change when exposed to stressors is called

A vaginal swab would suggest vaginosis if there were relatively high numbers of gram-positive rods and relatively low numbers of gram variable rods.

Important bacterial populations in the stomach include

Which of the following is a benefit of studying the human microbiome?

Malassezia spp. are the most common fungi present on the skin of humans.

The Microbial World

Microbial Cell Structure and Function

Microbial Metabolism

Molecular Information Flow and Protein Processing

Microbial Growth and Its Control

Microbial Regulatory Systems

Molecular Biology of Microbial Growth

Viruses and Their Replication

Microbial Systems Biology

Viral Genomics, Diversity, and Ecology

Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea

Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology

Microbial Evolution and Systematics

Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms

Functional Diversity of Microorganisms

Diversity of Bacteria

Diversity of Archaea

Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems

Microbial Ecosystems

Nutrient Cycles

Microbiology of the Built Environment

Microbial Symbioses

Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis

Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses

Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses

Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

Epidemiology

Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoans, and Helminths

Filters