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FNRL 296
Microbiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are poisonous substances produced by bacteria and released only when the bacterial cells die and disintegrate? | Endotoxins |
| Microaerophilic organisms grow best in environments with: | Reduced oxygen levels |
| In the transmission of the Zika virus, the mosquito is acting as which of the following? | Biological vector |
| A facultative aerobe prefers: | Prefers oxygen but can live without it |
| Bacteria are considered to be? | Prokaryotic |
| What term is defined as the invasion of the body by living microorganisms with subsequent multiplication and disease production? | Infection |
| Fungicides are most effective against organisms that: | Produce spores and lack chlorophyll |
| Those bacteria that grow best at a relatively low temperature are? | Psychrophilic |
| Local skin abscesses are infections usually caused by the members of the genus? | Staphylococcus |
| Which of these is an example of pathogenic protozoa? | Entamoeba histolytica |
| Thermophiles grow best at temperatures between: | 40°C and 70°C |
| Which of the following substances is most specific in antimicrobial action? | Antibodies |
| Rabies is also called? | Hydrophobia |
| A primary infection is one that: | Occurs in an otherwise healthy individual |
| What part of the body is affected by encephalitis? | The brain |
| Psychrophiles would be LEAST likely to grow in: | 40°C environments |
| The prefix "staphylo" refers to an organism's tendency to? | Occur in grape-like clusters |
| Rickettsia grow only as? | Parasites |
| What term is defined as the degree of the ability of a microorganism to cause disease? | Virulence |
| Which of the following is a quaternary ammonium compound? | Zephiran chloride |
| Normal flora benefit the host by: | Competing with pathogens and maintaining balance. |
| A visible mass of bacterial growth resulting from the reproduction of a single cell is a? | Colony |
| An opportunist is best described as an organism that: | Can become pathogenic when host resistance is lowered. |
| Symbiosis is best defined as: | Living together in close association between different species |
| The bacterial cell wall is: | A rigid outer structure providing shape and protection |
| Lymphogranuloma venereum is caused by a? | Chlamydia |
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