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1
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Bacteriology is the study of
A. Toxins
B. Disease
C. Bacteria
D. Personal hygiene

A

C. Bacteria

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Another term that means the same as germ or bacteria is:
A. Lice
B. Mite
C. Parasite
D. Microbe

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D. Microbe

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3
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Bacterial cells that are harmless thinking even be beneficial to humans are called:
A. Viruses
B. Microbes
C. Pathogenic bacteria
D. Nonpathogenic bacteria

A

D. Nonpathogenic bacteria

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4
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Bacterial cells that may be harmful to the body are:
A. Nontoxic
B. Vegetative
C. Pathogenic
D. Nonpathogenic

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C. Pathogenic

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5
Q

What approximate percent of all bacteria are harmless and can even be beneficial to humans?
A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 70%
D. 90%

A

C. 70%

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Q

Infectious bacteria can be easily spread in the salon in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
A. Dirty hands
B. Dirty fingernails
C. Unsanitary implements
D. Covered nose while sneezing

A

D. Covered nose while sneezing

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7
Q

What communicable disease refers to a disease that is:
A. Passive
B. Dormant
C. Spread from one person to another
D. Not spread from one person to another

A

C. Spread from one person to another

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Common cold, hepatitis, and measles are examples of:
A. Harmless diseases
B. Beneficial disease
C. Communicable diseases
D. Nonpathogenic diseases

A

C. Communicable diseases

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9
Q

What bacteria form in grape like bunches or clusters?
A. Bacilli
B. Diplococci
C. Streptococci
D. Staphylococci

A

D. Staphylococci

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Pus-forming bacterial cells that form in long chains and cause blood poisoning are called:
A. Bacilli
B. Diplococci
C. Streptococci
D. Staphylococci

A

C. Streptococci

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Rod-shaped bacteria cells are known as:
A. Cocci
B. Bacilli
C. Spirilla
D. Staphylococci

A

B. Bacilli

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Corkscrew-shaped bacterial cells are called:
A. Cocci
B. Bacilli
C. Spirilla
D. Staphylococci

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C. Spirilla

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13
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Eileen’s client has developed pneumonia. Which type of bacteria is caused of this disease?
A. Cocci
B. Bacilli
C. Diplococci
D. Streptococci

A

C. Diplococci

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14
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Bacteria can enter the body through all of the following ways EXCEPT:
A. Nose
B. Mouth
C. Healthy skin
D. Break in the skin

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C. Healthy Skin

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15
Q

Bacteria grow and reproduce:
A. Slowly
B. Rapidly
C. In dry, clean areas
D. In light areas without a food source

A

B. Rapidly

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As bacteria, absorbs food, each cell grows in sizes and divides, resulting in how many new cells
A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
D. Eight

A

A. Two

17
Q

Bacteria that form spores can only be destroyed by using a product labeled as sporicidal or by:
A. Dusting
B. Cleaning
C. Sterilization
D. Disinfecting

A

C. Sterilization

18
Q

Hair-like projections used by bacilli and spirilla to move themselves are called cilia or:
A. Feet
B. Bacilli
C. Flagella
D. Pediculosis

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C. Flagella

19
Q

Which of the following additions is NOT a disease caused by a virus?
A. Mumps
B. Tuberculosis
C. Common Cold
D. Respiratory infection

A

B. Tuberculosis

20
Q

The common cold is caused by a(n) :
A. Fungi
B. Filterable virus
C. External parasite
D. Non filterable

A

B. Filterable virus

21
Q

What is a highly infectious disease that affects the liver?
A. Polio
B. Yellow fever
C. Human hepatitis B virus (HBV)
D. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

A

C. Human hepatitis B virus (HBV)

22
Q

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes the immune system to:
A. Speed up
B. Break down
C. Work efficiently
D. Continue working properly

A

B. Break down

23
Q

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)can be transferred by all the following ways EXCEPT:
A. Blood
B. Semen
C. Body Fluids
D. Holding hands

A

D. Holding hands

24
Q

Organisms that live on or obtain nutrients from another organism are known as :
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. External Parasites
D. Internal Parasites

A

C. External Parasites

25
Q

Parasitic fungi can cause non-contagious conditions such as:
A. Dandruff
B. Ringworm
C. Nail Fungus
D. Tinea Capitis

A

A. Dandruff

26
Q

All of the following words describe contagious EXCEPT :
A. Fungi
B. Mites
C. Flagella
D. Bacteria

A

C. Flagella

27
Q

What occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and their toxins to all parts of the body?
A. Local infection
B. Active infection
C. Passive immunity
D. General infection

A

D. General infection

28
Q

Which of the following descriptions would be considered a universal precaution?
A. Arriving to work on time
B. Unsanitary salon conditions
C. Common use of drinking cup
D. Disinfecting salon equipment

A

D. Disinfecting salon equipment

29
Q

The body’s ability to destroy infectious agents that enter the body is:
A. Immunity
B. Superiority
C. Common use of drinking cup
D. Infection control

A

A. Immunity

30
Q

When a person is given antibodies to a disaster rather than producing them through his, or her own immune system, it is called?
A. Active immunity
B. Passive immunity
C. Natural immunity
D. Vaccine-induced immunity

A

B. Passive Immunity

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