Human Pathogens - Taxonomy Pt. 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following is Gram Negative?

A. Enterococcus
B. Staphylococcus
C. Corynebacterium
D. Neisseria
E. Clostridium
A

D. Neisseria

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2
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Which of the following is Gram Negative?

A. Listeria
B. Spirochetes
C. Streptococcus
D. Mycobacteria
E. Clostridium
A

B. Spirochetes

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3
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Which of the following is Gram Negative?

A. Staphylococcus
B. Bacillus
C. Moraxella
D. Listeria
E. Streptococcus
A

C. Moraxella

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4
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Which of the following is Gram Negative?

A. Moraxella
B. Listeria
C. Clostridium
D. Spirochetes
E. Enterococcus
A

A. Moraxella

D. Spirochetes

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5
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Which of the following is Gram Positive?

A. Moraxella
B. Spirochetes
C. Bacillus
D. Neisseria
E. Mycobacteria
A

C. Bacillus

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Which of the following is a Gram Positive (spore)?

A. Streptococcus
B. Staphylococcus
C. Listeria
D. Neisseria
E. Bacillus
A

E. Bacillus

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7
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Which of the following is a Gram Positive (spore)?

A. Bacillus
B. Enterococcus
C. Corynebacterium
D. Listeria
E. Spirochetes
A

A. Bacillus

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8
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Which of the following is a Gram Positive (spore)?

A. Streptococcus
B. Clostridium
C. Bacillus
D. Listeria
E. Moraxella
A

B. Clostridium

C. Bacillus

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9
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Which of the following is a Gram Positive (spore)?

A. Spirochetes
B. Neisseria
C. Listeria
D. Clostridium
E. Moraxella
A

D. Clostridium

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10
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Which of the following is a Gram Positive (no spore)?

A. Staphylococcus
B. Moraxella
C. Bacillus
D. Listeria
E. Spirochetes
A

D. Listeria

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11
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Which of the following is a Gram Positive (no spore)?

A. Neisseria
B. Corynebacterium
C. Clostridium
D. Streptococcus
E. Enterococcus
A

B. Corynebacterium

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12
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Which of the following is a Gram Positive (no spore)?

A. Corynebacterium
B. Enterococcus
C. Listeria
D. Clostridium
E. Bacillus
A

A. Corynebacterium

C. Listeria

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13
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Which of the following is a Gram Negative (spiral)?

A. Spirochetes
B. Neisseria
C. Listeria
D. Clostridium
E. Moraxella
A

A. Spirochetes

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14
Q

Which of the following is neither Gram Positive nor Negative?

A. Neisseria
B. Spirochetes
C. Corynebacterium
D. Mycobacteria
E. Enterococcus
A

D. Mycobacteria

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15
Q

What does catalase do?

A

Breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen

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16
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What does peroxidase do?

A

Breaks down hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen

17
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What does superoxide dismutase do?

A

Breaks down superoxide radicals

18
Q

Uses glycolysis with oxygen as final electron acceptor

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

A. Obligate aerobe

19
Q

Aerobic bacteria that can grow in absence of oxygen

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

B. Facultative anaerobe

20
Q

Uses fermentation only

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

C. Microaerophilic

D. Obligate anaerobe

21
Q

Has all three “major” enzymes

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

A. Obligate aerobe

22
Q

Needs oxygen to survive

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

A. Obligate aerobe

23
Q

Just has catalase and superoxide dismutase

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

B. Facultative anaerobe

24
Q

Can use either fermentation as well as glycolysis

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

B. Facultative anaerobe

25
Q

Can tolerate low amounts of oxygen because they have superoxide dismutase

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

C. Microaerophilic

26
Q

Cannot tolerate any oxygen because they lack enzymes to defend against it

A. Obligate aerobe
B. Facultative anaerobe
C. Microaerophilic
D. Obligate anaerobe

A

D. Obligate anaerobe

27
Q

What enzymes do microaerophilic organisms carry?

A

Superoxide dismutase

28
Q

What enzymes do facultative anaerobes carry?

A

Catalase + superoxide dismutase

29
Q

What enzymes do obligate aerobes carry?

A

All three