Question 1

Which of the following is both a vector and an arthropod?

Accepted Answer

A) Contaminated drinking glass 
B) Virus 
C) Worm 
D) Flea 
A) Contaminated drinking glass 
B) Virus 
C) Worm 
D) Flea

Question 2

Which group includes single-cell animal-like microbes,such as amebas?

Accepted Answer

A) Bacilli 
B) Arthropods 
C) Viruses 
D) Protozoa 
A) Bacilli 
B) Arthropods 
C) Viruses 
D) Protozoa

Question 3

Cocci,bacilli,and curved rods are classified as

Accepted Answer

A) viruses. 
B) pathogens. 
C) bacteria. 
D) parasites. 
A) viruses. 
B) pathogens. 
C) bacteria. 
D) parasites.

Question 4

Streptococci and staphylococci are

Accepted Answer

A) viruses. 
B) gram-positive bacteria. 
C) arthropods. 
D) parasites. 
A) viruses. 
B) gram-positive bacteria. 
C) arthropods. 
D) parasites.

Question 5

An abscess is

Accepted Answer

A) an example of a systemic infection. 
B) always viral in origin. 
C) an example of a mycotic infection. 
D) an example of a localized infection. 
A) an example of a systemic infection. 
B) always viral in origin. 
C) an example of a mycotic infection. 
D) an example of a localized infection.

Question 6

Penicillin exerts its antibiotic effect primarily through destruction of the cell wall of the pathogen.Which of the following are most apt to be affected by penicillin?

Accepted Answer

A) Viruses 
B) Bacteria 
C) Worms 
D) Ectoparasites 
A) Viruses 
B) Bacteria 
C) Worms 
D) Ectoparasites

Question 7

Which of the following is true of commensal organisms that populate the normal flora?

Accepted Answer

A) They live harmoniously without harming the person. 
B) Unless they are destroyed with an antibiotic,the person develops an infection. 
C) The organisms are usually walled off as an abscess. 
D) All commensal organisms are confined to the large intestine (bowel). 
A) They live harmoniously without harming the person. 
B) Unless they are destroyed with an antibiotic,the person develops an infection. 
C) The organisms are usually walled off as an abscess. 
D) All commensal organisms are confined to the large intestine (bowel).

Question 8

Which of the following is least descriptive of staphylococci?

Accepted Answer

A) Grapelike arrangement 
B) Bacterial 
C) Gram-positive 
D) Underlying cause of rheumatic fever 
A) Grapelike arrangement 
B) Bacterial 
C) Gram-positive 
D) Underlying cause of rheumatic fever

Question 9

The ova of which of these parasitic and pathogenic multicellular animals usually appear in the stool of the infected person?

Accepted Answer

A) Worms 
B) Viruses 
C) Arthropods 
D) Spirochetes 
A) Worms 
B) Viruses 
C) Arthropods 
D) Spirochetes

Question 10

Which "bad air" disease is caused by a plasmodium?

Accepted Answer

A) Measles 
B) Tinea 
C) Tetanus 
D) Malaria 
A) Measles 
B) Tinea 
C) Tetanus 
D) Malaria

Question 11

Rickettsiae and chlamydiae are classified as

Accepted Answer

A) viruses. 
B) bacteria. 
C) arthropods. 
D) bacilli. 
A) viruses. 
B) bacteria. 
C) arthropods. 
D) bacilli.

Question 12

A helminth is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) parasite. 
B) arthropod. 
C) worm. 
D) bacterium. 
A) parasite. 
B) arthropod. 
C) worm. 
D) bacterium.

Question 13

Which of the following describes the signs and symptoms that develop in response to a pathogen?

Accepted Answer

A) Syndrome 
B) Allergy 
C) Infection 
D) Immunity 
A) Syndrome 
B) Allergy 
C) Infection 
D) Immunity

Question 14

Clostridium tetani and Clostridium difficile

Accepted Answer

A) are gram-negative bacilli. 
B) are anaerobic. 
C) are always pathogenic. 
D) cause the "tineas," such as athlete's foot and ringworm. 
A) are gram-negative bacilli. 
B) are anaerobic. 
C) are always pathogenic. 
D) cause the "tineas," such as athlete's foot and ringworm.

Question 15

This bacillus forms a large part of the normal flora within the large intestines.It also causes septic shock,food poisoning,and local infections and is a leading cause of nosocomial infection.

Accepted Answer

A) E.coli 
B) a plasmodium 
C) Herpes simplex 
D) mycobacterium 
A) E.coli 
B) a plasmodium 
C) Herpes simplex 
D) mycobacterium

Question 16

Which of the following is called the acid-fast bacillus?

Accepted Answer

A) Staphylococcus aureus 
B) Salmonella typhi 
C) Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
D) Clostridium tetani 
A) Staphylococcus aureus 
B) Salmonella typhi 
C) Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
D) Clostridium tetani

Question 17

Which of the following is least descriptive of a vector?

Accepted Answer

A) Is a carrier of pathogens from one host to another 
B) Can be an insect such as the mosquito carrying the plasmodium to humans 
C) Must be living 
D) Can be a contaminated syringe (fomite) 
A) Is a carrier of pathogens from one host to another 
B) Can be an insect such as the mosquito carrying the plasmodium to humans 
C) Must be living 
D) Can be a contaminated syringe (fomite)

Question 18

Herpes varicella-zoster

Accepted Answer

A) is a fungus. 
B) generally causes an antibiotic-induced superinfection. 
C) causes chickenpox. 
D) responds well to antibiotics. 
A) is a fungus. 
B) generally causes an antibiotic-induced superinfection. 
C) causes chickenpox. 
D) responds well to antibiotics.

Question 19

Which highly coiled microorganism resembles a corkscrew?

Accepted Answer

A) Staphylococcus 
B) Streptococcus 
C) Bacillus 
D) Spirillum 
A) Staphylococcus 
B) Streptococcus 
C) Bacillus 
D) Spirillum

Question 20

A mycotic infection is caused by a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) parasite. 
B) bacterium. 
C) fungus. 
D) arthropod. 
A) parasite. 
B) bacterium. 
C) fungus. 
D) arthropod.

Exam 5: Microbiology Basics

Which of the following is both a vector and an arthropod?

Which group includes single-cell animal-like microbes,such as amebas?

Cocci,bacilli,and curved rods are classified as

Streptococci and staphylococci are

An abscess is

Penicillin exerts its antibiotic effect primarily through destruction of the cell wall of the pathogen.Which of the following are most apt to be affected by penicillin?

Which of the following is true of commensal organisms that populate the normal flora?

Which of the following is least descriptive of staphylococci?

The ova of which of these parasitic and pathogenic multicellular animals usually appear in the stool of the infected person?

Which "bad air" disease is caused by a plasmodium?

Rickettsiae and chlamydiae are classified as

A helminth is a(n)

Which of the following describes the signs and symptoms that develop in response to a pathogen?

Clostridium tetani and Clostridium difficile

This bacillus forms a large part of the normal flora within the large intestines.It also causes septic shock,food poisoning,and local infections and is a leading cause of nosocomial infection.

Which of the following is called the acid-fast bacillus?

Which of the following is least descriptive of a vector?

Herpes varicella-zoster

Which highly coiled microorganism resembles a corkscrew?

A mycotic infection is caused by a(n)

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