Barber PSI Exam – Practice Questions &
Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Exam Prep
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Useful product disposal guidelines and medical first aid information can be found on a:
A. MSDS
B. OSHA
C. HCS
D. EPA - correct answerA. MSDS
Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungus, and viruses (But not spores) on
surfaces are:
A. Antiseptics
B. Disinfectants
C. Sterilizers
D. Sanitizers - correct answerB. Disinfectants
State regulatory agencies include which of the following:
A. Licensing agencies
B. Board of cosmetology
C. Health departments
D. All of the above - correct answerD. All of the above
Laws are also called:
A. Regulations
B. Guidelines
C. Statutes
D. Rules - correct answerC. Statutes
Invasions of body tissue by disease causing pathogenic bacteria can result in an:
A. Infection
B. Antitoxin
C. Abrasion
D. Inflammation - correct answerA. Infection
Which term means to remove all visible dirt and debris from tools, implements and
equipment by washing with soap and water:
A. Sterilization
B. Disinfect
C. Antiseptic
D. Clean - correct answerD. Clean
One celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics are
, A. Disease
B. Bacteria
C. Cells
D. Minute - correct answerB. Bacteria
Nonpathogenic bacteria are:
A. Harmful
B. Harmless
C. Disease producing
D. Toxic - correct answerB. Harmless
The type of bacteria that rarely shows any active motility is:
A. Cocci
B. Pathogenic
C. Spirilla
D. Flagellum - correct answerA. Cocci
Bacteria generally consists of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called:
A. Spore-forming
B. Cilia
C. Protoplasm
D. Photosynthesis - correct answerC. Protoplasm
Together the active stage and inactive or spore forming stage of bacteria are referred to
as the:
A. Life cycle of bacteria
B. Chemical origin of bacteria
C. Beneficial effects
D. Surrounding environment - correct answerA. Life cycle of bacteria
Inflammation is characterized by which of the following:
A. Swelling
B. Pain
C. Heat
D. All of the above - correct answerD. All of the above
A sign of a bacterial infection is the presence of:
A. Lesions
B. Tissue
C. Pus
D. Blood - correct answerC. Pus
A pimple or abscess is an example of a:
A. Blood disease
B. General infection
C. Daughter cell
Answers | Latest Update 2026 | Exam Prep
PDF | Graded A+
Useful product disposal guidelines and medical first aid information can be found on a:
A. MSDS
B. OSHA
C. HCS
D. EPA - correct answerA. MSDS
Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungus, and viruses (But not spores) on
surfaces are:
A. Antiseptics
B. Disinfectants
C. Sterilizers
D. Sanitizers - correct answerB. Disinfectants
State regulatory agencies include which of the following:
A. Licensing agencies
B. Board of cosmetology
C. Health departments
D. All of the above - correct answerD. All of the above
Laws are also called:
A. Regulations
B. Guidelines
C. Statutes
D. Rules - correct answerC. Statutes
Invasions of body tissue by disease causing pathogenic bacteria can result in an:
A. Infection
B. Antitoxin
C. Abrasion
D. Inflammation - correct answerA. Infection
Which term means to remove all visible dirt and debris from tools, implements and
equipment by washing with soap and water:
A. Sterilization
B. Disinfect
C. Antiseptic
D. Clean - correct answerD. Clean
One celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics are
, A. Disease
B. Bacteria
C. Cells
D. Minute - correct answerB. Bacteria
Nonpathogenic bacteria are:
A. Harmful
B. Harmless
C. Disease producing
D. Toxic - correct answerB. Harmless
The type of bacteria that rarely shows any active motility is:
A. Cocci
B. Pathogenic
C. Spirilla
D. Flagellum - correct answerA. Cocci
Bacteria generally consists of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called:
A. Spore-forming
B. Cilia
C. Protoplasm
D. Photosynthesis - correct answerC. Protoplasm
Together the active stage and inactive or spore forming stage of bacteria are referred to
as the:
A. Life cycle of bacteria
B. Chemical origin of bacteria
C. Beneficial effects
D. Surrounding environment - correct answerA. Life cycle of bacteria
Inflammation is characterized by which of the following:
A. Swelling
B. Pain
C. Heat
D. All of the above - correct answerD. All of the above
A sign of a bacterial infection is the presence of:
A. Lesions
B. Tissue
C. Pus
D. Blood - correct answerC. Pus
A pimple or abscess is an example of a:
A. Blood disease
B. General infection
C. Daughter cell
