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1
Q

Which of these well-known bacterial species is called after its discoverer?

  1. Vibrio cholera
  2. Staphylococcus aureus
  3. Escherichia coli
  4. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  5. Salmonella typhi
A

Escherichia coli

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Which of these could NOT have been seen by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek?

  1. Bacteria
  2. Yeast
  3. Fungi
  4. Viruses
  5. Protozoa
A

Viruses

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What did John Tyndall think was the source of microbial contaminants from the air?

A

Dust particles

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What form of microbial life survived boiling during John Needham’s experiments to support spontaneous generation?

A

Bacterial endospores

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Which scientists invented the process of fractional distillation?

A

John Tyndall

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6
Q

How is Yellow Fever spread?

A

Arthropods (mosquitos)

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7
Q

What disease does the Anopheles gambiae mosquito spread?

A

Malaria

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What diseases does the Aedes aegypti mosquito spread?

A
  1. Dengue
  2. Yellow Fever
  3. Chikungunya
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What disease does the Aedes albopictus mosquito spread?

A
  1. Dengue
  2. Yellow Fever
  3. Chikungunya
  4. Ziki
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10
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Antibiotic resistance occurs naturally?

A

TRUE

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Considering the cellular target, which antibiotic is the odd one out?

  1. Daptomycin
  2. Tetracycline
  3. Clarithomycin
  4. Streptomycin
  5. Chloramphenicol
A

Daptomycin (targets cell wall)

The others target protein synthesis

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12
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What class of antibiotic is most likely to be used to treat Chlamydia?

A

Tetracyclines

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Which class of antibiotic is most widely used for treating infections?

A

Cephalosporins

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Which class of antimicrobials would be used to treat fungal infections?

A

Azoles

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What class/type of virus always encodes an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase?

A

Retroviruses

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16
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What event is most likely to cause antigenic shift in a human influenza virus?

A

Co-infection of a pig with both human and avian influenza viruses

17
Q

What are the precursors of ACETATE ESTERS?

A

Amino Acids and Pyruvate

18
Q

What are the precursors of FATTY ACID ESTERS?

A

Pyruvate and Fatty Acids

19
Q

Who discovered and described Archaea?

A

Carl Woese

20
Q

What bacteria can the staining method developed by Hans Christian Gram distinguish between?

A

Klebsiella pneumonia (GRAM NEGATIVE)

and

Streptococcus pneumonia (GRAM POSITIVE)

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