Question 1

Which of the following are classified as gram-positive and gram-negative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Viruses 
B)  Bacteria 
C)  Fungi 
D)  Yeast 
A)  Viruses 
B)  Bacteria 
C)  Fungi 
D)  Yeast B

Question 2

Which of the following requires another living host for its continued existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arthropod 
B)  Pathogen 
C)  Parasite 
D)  Bacterium 
A)  Arthropod 
B)  Pathogen 
C)  Parasite 
D)  Bacterium C

Question 3

The Rubella virus

Accepted Answer

A)  is sensitive to penicillin. 
B)  causes German measles. 
C)  is teratogenic. 
D)  More than one of the above 
A)  is sensitive to penicillin. 
B)  causes German measles. 
C)  is teratogenic. 
D)  More than one of the above D

Question 4

Which group is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ringworm, mycotic infection, treatment by anthelmintic drug 
B)  Syphilis, lues, Treponema pallidum 
C)  Gonorrhea, Neisseria, virus 
D)  Trichinae, filariasis, helminthes, penicillin 
A)  Ringworm, mycotic infection, treatment by anthelmintic drug 
B)  Syphilis, lues, Treponema pallidum 
C)  Gonorrhea, Neisseria, virus 
D)  Trichinae, filariasis, helminthes, penicillin

Question 5

The acid-fast bacillus is

Accepted Answer

A)  most often spread through droplet infection. 
B)  eradicated by a single dose of penicillin. 
C)  pathogenic only in humans. 
D)  most often diagnosed by a urine culture. 
A)  most often spread through droplet infection. 
B)  eradicated by a single dose of penicillin. 
C)  pathogenic only in humans. 
D)  most often diagnosed by a urine culture.

Question 6

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 7

Tetanus,tuberculosis,and diphtheria are

Accepted Answer

A)  staphylococcal infections. 
B)  caused by a spirochete. 
C)  localized infections. 
D)  bacterial infections. 
A)  staphylococcal infections. 
B)  caused by a spirochete. 
C)  localized infections. 
D)  bacterial infections.

Question 8

Which of the following refers to a process that destroys all living organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nosocomial 
B)  Commensal 
C)  Sterilization 
D)  Colonization 
A)  Nosocomial 
B)  Commensal 
C)  Sterilization 
D)  Colonization

Question 9

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 10

The tick associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever is referred to as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  arthropod vector. 
B)  causative organism. 
C)  spirochete. 
D)  fungus. 
A)  arthropod vector. 
B)  causative organism. 
C)  spirochete. 
D)  fungus.

Question 11

Which of the following is least descriptive of Treponema pallidum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Causes syphilis 
B)  Classified as a bacterium 
C)  Is most often spread by the fecal-oral route 
D)  Is a spirochete 
A)  Causes syphilis 
B)  Classified as a bacterium 
C)  Is most often spread by the fecal-oral route 
D)  Is a spirochete

Question 12

Bacteria

Accepted Answer

A)  include cocci, bacilli, and curved rods. 
B)  are not part of the normal flora of the intestines. 
C)  cause mycotic infections. 
D)  include mold and yeast. 
A)  include cocci, bacilli, and curved rods. 
B)  are not part of the normal flora of the intestines. 
C)  cause mycotic infections. 
D)  include mold and yeast.

Question 13

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 14

Tinea is most related to

Accepted Answer

A)  ringworm. 
B)  tetanus. 
C)  systemic infection. 
D)  treatment with anthelmintics. 
A)  ringworm. 
B)  tetanus. 
C)  systemic infection. 
D)  treatment with anthelmintics.

Question 15

Humans,other animals,contaminated soil and water,and fomites can serve as a continual source of infection.Which of the following terms best describes this observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normal flora 
B)  Incubation period 
C)  Nosocomial 
D)  Reservoir of infection 
A)  Normal flora 
B)  Incubation period 
C)  Nosocomial 
D)  Reservoir of infection

Question 16

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.

Question 17

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 18

Identify the portal of exit and mechanism for most diseases that are spread by droplet infection.

Accepted Answer

A)  Urinary system by contaminated urine 
B)  Respiratory system by coughing or sneezing 
C)  Digestive system through contaminated feces 
D)  Central nervous system through contaminated cerebrospinal fluid 
A)  Urinary system by contaminated urine 
B)  Respiratory system by coughing or sneezing 
C)  Digestive system through contaminated feces 
D)  Central nervous system through contaminated cerebrospinal fluid

Question 19

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 20

Typhoid Mary harbored the Salmonella pathogen in her

Accepted Answer

A)  urine (kidneys). 
B)  respiratory secretions (lungs). 
C)  nasal secretions (nose). 
D)  bile (gallbladder). 
A)  urine (kidneys). 
B)  respiratory secretions (lungs). 
C)  nasal secretions (nose). 
D)  bile (gallbladder).

Exam 5: Microbiology Basics

Which of the following are classified as gram-positive and gram-negative?

Which of the following requires another living host for its continued existence?

The Rubella virus

Which group is correct?

The acid-fast bacillus is

Which of the following is least descriptive of staphylococci?

Tetanus,tuberculosis,and diphtheria are

Which of the following refers to a process that destroys all living organisms?

Streptococci and staphylococci are

The tick associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever is referred to as a(n)

Which of the following is least descriptive of Treponema pallidum?

Bacteria

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?

Tinea is most related to

Humans,other animals,contaminated soil and water,and fomites can serve as a continual source of infection.Which of the following terms best describes this observation?

A mycotic infection is caused by a(n)

Rickettsiae and chlamydiae are classified as

Identify the portal of exit and mechanism for most diseases that are spread by droplet infection.

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

Typhoid Mary harbored the Salmonella pathogen in her

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