Question 1

How can a fungus infection be diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

A) Use a Woody lamp. 
B) Use a Wood's lamp. 
C) Use a Wooden lamp. 
D) Use a Wood's lantern. 
A) Use a Woody lamp. 
B) Use a Wood's lamp. 
C) Use a Wooden lamp. 
D) Use a Wood's lantern.

Question 2

Which of the following is the nuclear material in all cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Ribosomes 
B) Cytoplasm 
C) DNA 
D) RNA 
A) Ribosomes 
B) Cytoplasm 
C) DNA 
D) RNA

Question 3

When a patient has a bacterial infection that is not responding to the antibiotic, what test might the physician order?

Accepted Answer

A) Differential stain 
B) C & S 
C) KOH 
D) All the above 
A) Differential stain 
B) C & S 
C) KOH 
D) All the above

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the results of a Gram stain?

Accepted Answer

A) All bacteria will turn yellow. 
B) Gram negative bacteria will turn purple. 
C) Gram positive bacteria will turn purple. 
D) Gram positive bacteria will not have any color. 
A) All bacteria will turn yellow. 
B) Gram negative bacteria will turn purple. 
C) Gram positive bacteria will turn purple. 
D) Gram positive bacteria will not have any color.

Question 5

Which of the following is the type of media classification that supports the growth of one type of organism while inhibiting the growth of another?

Accepted Answer

A) Basic 
B) Differential 
C) Selective 
D) Enriched 
A) Basic 
B) Differential 
C) Selective 
D) Enriched

Question 6

Which of the following terms best describes infections acquired in hospitals?

Accepted Answer

A) Floral 
B) Bacterial 
C) Serratia 
D) Nosocomial 
A) Floral 
B) Bacterial 
C) Serratia 
D) Nosocomial

Question 7

Which of the following best describes when a safety hood is mandatory in laboratory use?

Accepted Answer

A) Performing a culture with a potential of aerosol 
B) Examining a stool specimen 
C) Working with a foul-smelling specimen 
D) Performing an anaerobic culture 
A) Performing a culture with a potential of aerosol 
B) Examining a stool specimen 
C) Working with a foul-smelling specimen 
D) Performing an anaerobic culture

Question 8

Which of the following bacteria are round in shape and can occur in clusters or pairs?

Accepted Answer

A) Spirilla 
B) Bacilli 
C) Cocci 
D) None of the above 
A) Spirilla 
B) Bacilli 
C) Cocci 
D) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is an organism requiring special media and an atmosphere of reduced oxygen and increased carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

A) Streptococcus 
B) Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
C) Staphylococcus 
D) Escherichia coli 
A) Streptococcus 
B) Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
C) Staphylococcus 
D) Escherichia coli

Question 10

Which of the following is true when collecting stool for O & P identification?

Accepted Answer

A) Do not contaminate the stool specimen with urine. 
B) Use special vials. 
C) Collect the stool in wide-mouth containers. 
D) All the above. 
A) Do not contaminate the stool specimen with urine. 
B) Use special vials. 
C) Collect the stool in wide-mouth containers. 
D) All the above.

Question 11

When a parasite test comes back negative for worms, how many confirmatory tests should be performed?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) several 
C) 7 
D) 8 
A) 5 
B) several 
C) 7 
D) 8

Question 12

Which of the following is true regarding culture media?

Accepted Answer

A) Media can be solid, liquid, or gas. 
B) The agar is considered liquid form. 
C) Agar  contains nutrients in a prepared petri dish 
D) Semisolid is made by adding more agar. 
A) Media can be solid, liquid, or gas. 
B) The agar is considered liquid form. 
C) Agar  contains nutrients in a prepared petri dish 
D) Semisolid is made by adding more agar.

Question 13

Foodborne illnesses are often caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Raw or uncooked food 
B) Contaiminated food handlers 
C) Both A & B 
D) Fish from polluted waters 
A) Raw or uncooked food 
B) Contaiminated food handlers 
C) Both A & B 
D) Fish from polluted waters

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate action when handling microbiology specimens?

Accepted Answer

A) Look for leaks on the outside of the transporting container. 
B) Wear gloves. 
C) Use the appropriate container when sending specimens to an outside lab. 
D) Handle the specimen as if it is not contaminated. 
A) Look for leaks on the outside of the transporting container. 
B) Wear gloves. 
C) Use the appropriate container when sending specimens to an outside lab. 
D) Handle the specimen as if it is not contaminated.

Question 15

Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasite that is found how many more times in women than men?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 6 
C) 5 
D) 4 
A) 2 
B) 6 
C) 5 
D) 4

Question 16

From which of the following is the organism Neisseria meningitidis obtained?

Accepted Answer

A) Genitalia 
B) Cerebrospinal fluid 
C) Sputum 
D) Urine 
A) Genitalia 
B) Cerebrospinal fluid 
C) Sputum 
D) Urine

Question 17

The correct specimen and diagnostic test used to identify ova and parasites is

Accepted Answer

A) Urine and a culture and sensitivity 
B) Vaginal and culture 
C) Stool and culture 
D) None of the above 
A) Urine and a culture and sensitivity 
B) Vaginal and culture 
C) Stool and culture 
D) None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the use of a culturette tube?

Accepted Answer

A) Transporting stool samples 
B) Keeping the swab moist 
C) Transporting blood specimens 
D) All the above 
A) Transporting stool samples 
B) Keeping the swab moist 
C) Transporting blood specimens 
D) All the above

Question 19

Which of the following is used for a stab culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Inoculating loop 
B) Inoculating needle 
C) Incinerator 
D) Bunsen burner 
A) Inoculating loop 
B) Inoculating needle 
C) Incinerator 
D) Bunsen burner

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT included in inoculating techniques?

Accepted Answer

A) Loop 
B) Lawn streak 
C) Colony count 
D) Random streak 
A) Loop 
B) Lawn streak 
C) Colony count 
D) Random streak

Exam 42: Basic Microbiology

How can a fungus infection be diagnosed?

Which of the following is the nuclear material in all cells?

When a patient has a bacterial infection that is not responding to the antibiotic, what test might the physician order?

Which of the following best describes the results of a Gram stain?

Which of the following is the type of media classification that supports the growth of one type of organism while inhibiting the growth of another?

Which of the following terms best describes infections acquired in hospitals?

Which of the following best describes when a safety hood is mandatory in laboratory use?

Which of the following bacteria are round in shape and can occur in clusters or pairs?

Which of the following is an organism requiring special media and an atmosphere of reduced oxygen and increased carbon dioxide?

Which of the following is true when collecting stool for O & P identification?

When a parasite test comes back negative for worms, how many confirmatory tests should be performed?

Which of the following is true regarding culture media?

Foodborne illnesses are often caused by which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate action when handling microbiology specimens?

Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasite that is found how many more times in women than men?

From which of the following is the organism Neisseria meningitidis obtained?

The correct specimen and diagnostic test used to identify ova and parasites is

Which of the following best describes the use of a culturette tube?

Which of the following is used for a stab culture?

Which of the following is NOT included in inoculating techniques?

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