Microbiology Practice Test 1 Flashcards
1
Q
- What is the primary action of penicillin in the body? a. Stops DNA synthesis
b. Stop peptidoglycan
c. Stops RNA synthesis
d. Stops protein synthesis
A
b. Stop peptidoglycan
2
Q
- Which of the following is described as a ribbon like and produces proglottids?
a. Round worms
b. Tape worms
c. Flukes
d. Amoeba
A
b. Tape worms
3
Q
- Which of the following viri is responsible for SARS? a. Picornavirus
b. Echovirus
c. Influenza virus
d. Corona virus
A
d. Corona virus
4
Q
- Which of the following diseases has been totally eradicated from the population in 1977 ?
a. Polio
b. Variola
c. Varicella
d. Parotitis
A
Variola
5
Q
- Which of the following occurs in reverse transcription?
a. RNA-RNA
b. DNA-RNA
c. RNA-DNA
d. DNA-DNA
A
c. RNA-DNA
6
Q
- Which of the following is the causative organism of Thrush?
a. Candida albicans
b. Aspergillus
c. Pneumocystis carini
d. Histoplasmosis
A
a. Candida albicans
7
Q
- The Bacillus Calmette Guerin is a vaccine given to prevent ______.
a. Smallpox
b. Poliomyelitis
c. Bacillary disentery
d. Tuberculosis
A
d. Tuberculosis
8
Q
- Which of the following fungi is found on both grains and nuts?
a. Sporotrichosis
b. Histoplasmosis
c. Blastomycosis
d. Aspergillus
A
d. Aspergillus
9
Q
- Which of the following diseases is spread by water droplets?
a. Pontiac fever
b. Dengue
c. Yellow fever
d. Relapsing fever
A
a. Pontiac fever
10
Q
- How many different forms of Ebola virus cause diarrhea?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
A
c. 4
11
Q
- Which of the following findings is present in an Ebola virus?
a. Hemorrhagic fever
b. Blindness
c. Paralysis
d. Deafness
A
a. Hemorrhagic fever
12
Q
- Named of free DNA is found on which of the following?
a. Transcription
b. Translation
c. Transformation
d. Transduction
A
c. Transformation
13
Q
- Plastids are most commonly found in which of the following?
a. Bacteria
b. Viri
c. Fungi
d. Worms
A
a. Bacteria
14
Q
- Which of the following forms of immunity is found in a newborn for the first 3 months of life?
a. Natural active
b. Natural passive
c. Artificial active
d. Artificial passive
A
b. Natural passive
15
Q
- Where are fomites most commonly found?
a. Animal objects
b. Inanimate objects
c. Living tissue
d. Dead necrotic tissue
A
b. Inanimate objects
16
Q
- Aflatoxin is most common found on which of the following?
a. Nuts
b. Fruits
c. Vegetables
d. Milk
A
a. Nuts
17
Q
- Which of the following is the least likely way in which to transmit the cytomegalovirus?
a. Breast milk
b. Urine
c. Sexual contact
d. Causal contact
A
a. Breast milk
18
Q
- The globulin is involved with atopic hypersensitivity is ______.
a. IgA
b. IgM
c. IgE
d. IgG
A
c. IgE
19
Q
- Which agency is responsible for disease control, prevention and education?
a. CDC
b. US public health service
c. US department of health
d. National institutes of health
A
a. CDC
20
Q
- Which microorganism is capable of blocking the neurotransmitter inhibitor at the myoneural junction?
a. Clostridium botulinum
b. Clostridium tetani
c. Mycobacterium leprae
d. Corybacterium diptheria
A
b. Clostridium tetani
21
Q
- In 2002 which pandemic was erradicated in china? a. HINI
b. Avian flu
c. SARS
d. H5N2
A
c. SARS
22
Q
- In the compliment system, which of the following is the terminal complement?
a. C3A
b. C3B
c. C5
d. C9
A
d. C9
23
Q
- The most accurate test to make a definitive diagnosis of AIDS is ______.
a. ELISA
b. Immunophoresis
c. Western blot
d. Viral load
A
c. Western blot
24
Q
- Type IV hypersensitivity reactions are mediated by which of the following?
a. Lymphocytes
b. IgA
c. IgG
d. IgM
A
a. Lymphocytes
25
25. Which of the following organisms is most likely to produce orchitis?
a. Corynebacterium diphtheria
b. Rubella
c. Varicella
d. Parotitis
d. Parotitis
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26. Which of the following organisms is the most common sexually transmitted disease to cause pelvic inflammatory disease?
a. Treponema pallidum
b. Escherichia coli
c. Chlamydia trachomatis
d. Neisseria gonorrhea
d. Neisseria gonorrhea
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27. Trichomonas vaginalis is caused by which of the following organisms?
a. Fungi
b. Yeast
c. Bacterium
d. Protozoa
d. Protozoa
28
28. Mycobacterium lepri is responsible for which of the following types of necrosis?
a. Fatty
b. Coagulation
c. Enzymatic
d. Liquefactive
d. Liquefactive
29
29. Which of the following vaccines is given to prevent getting whopping cough?
a. DPT
b. VzV
c. BCG
d. Variola
a. DPT
30
30. The bullet shaped organism that can affect the brain and produce pharyngeal spasms has which type of inclusion body?
a. Negri
b. Guarneri
c. Lewy
d. Mallory
a. Negri
31
31. The most common method of spread of Hep. C is by ______.
a. Droplet
b. Food
c. Skin contact
d. Sexual contact
d. Sexual contact
32
32. What is the method of spread of the Yersinia Pestis organism?
a. Flea
b. Louse
c. Mite
d. Mosquito
a. Flea
33
33. The organism Listeria is most commonly found in ______.
a. Deli meat
b. Milk
c. Soil
d. Fruit
a. Deli meat
34
34. Which of the following organisms is responsible for bacillary dysentery?
a. Entamoeba Histolytica
b. Coxsackie B virus
c. Shigella
d. Escherichia coli
c. Shigella
35
35. Which of the following is the most common cause of meningitis is teens?
a. Streptococcal pneumoniae
b. Escherichia coli
c. Naegleria fowler
d. Neisseria meningitidis
a. Streptococcal pneumoniae
36
36. Which of the following organisms is the most common cause of Montezuma’s revenge ( traveler’s diarrhea)?
a. Escherichia coli
b. Giardia lamblia
c. Coxsackie B
d. Entamoeba histolytica
a. Escherichia coli
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37. The Delhi Boil is associated with which of the following organisms?
a. Trypanosoma cruzi
b. Trypanosoma gambiense
c. Aspergillus fumigatus
d. Leishmania donovani
d. Leishmania donovani
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38. The most fatal form of malaria that causes blackwater fever is ______.
a. Plasmodium falciparum
b. Plasmodium vivax
c. Plasmodium ovale
d. Plasmodium malariae
a. Plasmodium falciparum
39
39. The most common place to contact toxoplasmosis gondii is ______.
a. Fish
b. Human feces
c. Milk
d. Cat feces
d. Cat feces
40
40. Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative organism of which of the following diseases?
a. Kala azar
b. African sleeping sickness
c. Chaga's disease
d. Beaver fever
c. Chaga's disease
41
41. A fungus ball in the lung is associated with which of the following?
a. Aspergillus fumigatus
b. Pneumocystis carinii
c. Histoplasmosis
d. Blastomycosis
a. Aspergillus fumigatus
42
42. Aflatoxin is most commonly found on which of the following?
a. Nuts
b. Fruits
c. Vegetables
d. Milk
a. Nuts
43
43. Which organism is intended to be destroyed by pasteurization?
a. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
b. Lactobacillus acidophilus
c. Mycobacterium lepri
d. Coxiella burnetti
d. Coxiella burnetti
44
44. If the baby has a congenital absence of both T-cells and B-cells the condition is called ______.
a. AIDS
b. Combined immunity disease
c. DeGeorge’s syndrome
d. Burton’s syndrome
b. Combined immunity disease
45
45. Pseudomona's aeruginosa which gives off a blue-green puss will most commonly be found in which ward in a hospital?
a. Coronary
b. Infectious diease
c. Cancer
d. Burn
d. Burn
46
46. Which of the following diseases is spread by water droplets?
a. Pontiac fever
b. Dengue fever
c. Yellow fever
d. Relapsing fever
a. Pontiac fever
47
47. Who was the scientist that proposed the theory that one organism caused a specific disease?
a. Pasteur
b. Bechamp
c. Ehrlich
d. Koch
d. Koch
48
48. The number of new cases in a given time period is referred to as:
a. Prevalence
b. Incidence
c. Epidemic
d. Emerging
b. Incidence
49
49. The ______ part of a Helmith is attached to the intestinal wall.
a. Mouth
b. Body
c. Tail
d. Head
d. Head
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50. The snail is the host for which of the following?
a. Paragonimus westermani
b. Fasciolopsis
c. Clonorchis sinensis
d. Shistosoma japonicum
d. Shistosoma japonicum
