Lecture 11: Controlling Microbial Growth (Part 2)

Question 1

A chemical that is used to prevent infection is known as _______.

Answer 1

Prophylaxis

Question 2

Antibiotics that have been altered in the laboratory are known as _______.
A.) Antibiotics
B.) Synthetic Drugs
C.) Semi-synthetic Drugs

Answer 2

C.) Semi-synthetic Drugs

Question 3

Microbial products or their derivatives that kill susceptible microorganisms or inhibit their growth are known as ______.
A.) Antibiotics
B.) Synthetic Drugs
C.) Semi-synthetic Drugs

Answer 3

A.) Antibiotics

Question 4

The administration of chemotherapeutic drugs to control or relieve infections is known as ________.

Answer 4

Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Question 5

___________ are any chemical used for the treatment, relief, or prevention (prophylaxis) of infection and disease progression.

Answer 5

Chemotherapeutic Agents (Drugs)

Question 7

Laboratory-derived compounds with antimicrobial effect are known as ________.
A.) Antibiotics
B.) Synthetic Drugs
C.) Semi-synthetic Drugs

Answer 7

B.) Synthetic Drugs

Question 8

Chemical agents that destroy pathogenic microorganisms or inhibit their growth at concentrations low enough to avoid undesirable damage to the host are known as _______.

Answer 8

Chemotherapeutic Agents (Drugs)

Question 8

Substances produced by microbes that are useful in controlling other microbes are known as ________.
A.) Antibiotics
B.) Synthetic Drugs
C.) Semi-synthetic Drugs

Answer 8

A.) Antibiotics

Question 9

_______ work only on bacteria.
A.) Antibiotics
B.) Synthetic Drugs
C.) Semi-synthetic Drugs

Answer 9

A.) Antibiotics

Question 10

________ is the ability to kill or inhibit the microbial pathogen while doing as little damage to the host as possible.
A.) Selective toxicity
B.) Narrow spectrum drugs
C.) Broad spectrum drugs
D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)

Answer 10

A.) Selective toxicity

Question 11

_______ are effective only against a limited number of pathogens.
A.) Selective toxicity
B.) Narrow spectrum drugs
C.) Broad spectrum drugs
D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)

Answer 11

B.) Narrow spectrum drugs

Question 12

_______ have a high degree of specificity against certain microbes.
A.) Selective toxicity
B.) Narrow spectrum drugs
C.) Broad spectrum drugs
D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)

Answer 12

B.) Narrow spectrum drugs

Question 13

_______ represents the lowest concentration that you can give a patient that is effective at killing the pathogen or reducing the number of organisms, but does not severely damage the host.
A.) Selective toxicity
B.) Narrow spectrum drugs
C.) Broad spectrum drugs
D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)

Answer 13

D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)

Question 14

_______ act against a wide variety of microbes.
A.) Selective toxicity
B.) Narrow spectrum drugs
C.) Broad spectrum drugs
D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)

Answer 14

C.) Broad spectrum drugs

Question 15

_______ attack many different kinds of pathogens.
A.) Selective toxicity
B.) Narrow spectrum drugs
C.) Broad spectrum drugs
D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)

Answer 15

C.) Broad spectrum drugs

Question 16

_______ is associated with the resistance (or susceptibility) level of the organism or drug.
A.) Selective toxicity
B.) Narrow spectrum drugs
C.) Broad spectrum drugs
D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)

Answer 16

D.) MIC (Minimum inhibitory concentration)