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,Mahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition Test Bank
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Table of contents
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Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
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Chapter 1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
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Chapter 2. Host-Parasite Interaction
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Chapter 3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control
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Chapter 4. Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection, Sterilization, and Microbiology Safety
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Chapter 5. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory
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Chapter 6. Specimen Collection and Processing
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Chapter 7. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites
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Chapter 8. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms
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Chapter 9. Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria
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Chapter 10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases
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Chapter 11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics
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Chapter 12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
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Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
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Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
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Chapter 14. Staphylococci
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Chapter 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
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Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
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Chapter 17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis
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Chapter 18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 19. Enterobacteriaceae
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Chapter 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species
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Chapter 21. Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance
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Chapter 23. The Spirochetes
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Chapter 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms
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Chapter 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
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Chapter 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Chapter 27. Medically Significant Fungi
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Chapter 28. Diagnostic Parasitology
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Chapter 29. Clinical Virology
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Chapter 30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
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Chapter 31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
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Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to Diagnostic Microbiology
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Chapter 32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
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Chapter 33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
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Chapter 35. Infections of the Central Nervous System
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Chapter 36. Bacteremia and Sepsis
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Chapter 37. Urinary Tract Infections
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Chapter 38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Chapter 39. Infections in Special Populations
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Chapter 40. Zoonotic Diseases
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Chapter 41. Ocular Infections
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,Chapter 01: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and GeneticsMa
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b 3 ho n: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b3
1. To b3 survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adapt byvarying all of the following, except
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a. growth rate. b3
b. growth in all atmospheric conditions. b3 b 3 b3 b3
c. growth at particular temperatures. b3 b3 b3
d. bacterial shape. b3
ANS: D b3
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to survivei
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n many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers, and replication
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w it h scarce or abundant nutrients, under different atmospheric conditions, temperature requi
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rem e nts, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of evolution is not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
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2. Who was considered the father of protozoology and bacteriology?
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek b3 b3
b. Louis Pasteur b3
c. Carl Landsteiner b3
d. Michael Douglas b3
ANS: A b3
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the first pers
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o n to see the “beasties.” So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and bacteriology.Th
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e ot her three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
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a. Golgi apparatus b3
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum b 3
ANS: B b 3
All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes are the only ones thatap
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ply to prokaryotic cells.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
4. This form of DNA is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
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a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
.
.
, ANS: A b3
Circularand plasmid DNA are usually found only in bacteria, not eukaryotic cells. Colloid is a p r
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operty of protein molecules and is not associated with nucleotides.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes is
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a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a classic membrane. b3 b3
d. alipid bilayer membrane. b3 b3
ANS: A b3
Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane- v# b3 b3 v# b3 b3
bound structures in the cytoplasm including astructured nucleus.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
6. A microorganism that is a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear membrane and truenu
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cl eus belongs to which classification?
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a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANS: B b 3
Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain a true nucleus.B act
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er ia are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear membrane.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
7. In b3 the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. b3
b. selecting treatment for patients. b3 b 3 b3
c. identifying microorganisms. b3
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. b3 b3 b3 b3
ANS: B b 3
Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They provide the doctor withthe
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na me of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the bacteria, but not in the final selection
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of tr eatment protocols.
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OBJ: Level 2: Recall b 3 b3 b3
8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture and optimizeth
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e chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
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a. Determining staining characteristics b3 b3
b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism b3 b3 b 3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. Knowing the differences in cell walls of particular bacteria
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ANS: C b3
,Mahon: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition Test Bank
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Table of contents
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Part 1: Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
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Chapter 1. Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and Genetics
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Chapter 2. Host-Parasite Interaction
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Chapter 3. The Laboratory Role in Infection Control
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Chapter 4. Control of Microorganisms: Disinfection, Sterilization, and Microbiology Safety
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Chapter 5. Performance Improvement in the Microbiology Laboratory
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Chapter 6. Specimen Collection and Processing
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Chapter 7. Microscopic Examination of Materials from Infected Sites
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Chapter 8. Use of Colony Morphology for the Presumptive Identification of Microorganisms
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Chapter 9. Biochemical Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria
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Chapter 10. Immunodiagnosis of Infectious Diseases
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Chapter 11. Applications of Molecular Diagnostics
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Chapter 12. Antibacterial Mechanisms of Action and Bacterial Resistance Mechanisms
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Chapter 13. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
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Part 2: Laboratory Identification of Significant Isolates
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Chapter 14. Staphylococci
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Chapter 15. Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Other Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci
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Chapter 16. Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacilli
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Chapter 17. Neisseria Species and Moraxella catarrhalis
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Chapter 18. Haemophilus, HACEK, Legionella and Other Fastidious Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 19. Enterobacteriaceae
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Chapter 20. Vibrio, Aeromonas, and Campylobacter Species
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Chapter 21. Nonfermenting and Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli
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Chapter 22. Anaerobes of Clinical Importance
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Chapter 23. The Spirochetes
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Chapter 24. Chlamydia, Rickettsia, and Similar Organisms
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Chapter 25. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
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Chapter 26. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
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Chapter 27. Medically Significant Fungi
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Chapter 28. Diagnostic Parasitology
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Chapter 29. Clinical Virology
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Chapter 30. Agents of Bioterror and Forensic Microbiology
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Chapter 31. Biofilms: Architects of Disease
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Part 3: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: and Organ System Approach to Diagnostic Microbiology
v# b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
Chapter 32. Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
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Chapter 33. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
Chapter 34. Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
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Chapter 35. Infections of the Central Nervous System
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Chapter 36. Bacteremia and Sepsis
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Chapter 37. Urinary Tract Infections
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Chapter 38. Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Chapter 39. Infections in Special Populations
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Chapter 40. Zoonotic Diseases
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Chapter 41. Ocular Infections
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,Chapter 01: Bacterial Cell Structure, Physiology, Metabolism, and GeneticsMa
b3 b3 b 3 b 3 b 3 b 3 b3 b3
b 3 ho n: Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, 7th Edition Test Bank
b3 b3 v# b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 v#
MULTIPLE CHOICE b3
1. To b3 survive, microbial inhabitants have learned to adapt byvarying all of the following, except
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a. growth rate. b3
b. growth in all atmospheric conditions. b3 b 3 b3 b3
c. growth at particular temperatures. b3 b3 b3
d. bacterial shape. b3
ANS: D b3
The chapter begins by discussing the way microbial inhabitants have had to evolve to survivei
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n many different niches and habitats. It discusses slow growers, rapid growers, and replication
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w it h scarce or abundant nutrients, under different atmospheric conditions, temperature requi
b3 b 3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 v# b 3 b3
rem e nts, and cell structure. Bacterial shape as a form of evolution is not discussed.
b 3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: Level 2: Interpretation
b 3 b3 b3
2. Who was considered the father of protozoology and bacteriology?
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a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek b3 b3
b. Louis Pasteur b3
c. Carl Landsteiner b3
d. Michael Douglas b3
ANS: A b3
The book discusses Anton van Leeuwenhoek as the inventor of the microscope and the first pers
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
o n to see the “beasties.” So they dubbed him the father of protozoology and bacteriology.Th
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
e ot her three individuals were not discussed.
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OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
3. Prokaryotic cells have which of the following structures in their cytoplasm?
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a. Golgi apparatus b3
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic reticulum b 3
ANS: B b 3
All the structures listed are found in eukaryotic cells, but ribosomes are the only ones thatap
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ply to prokaryotic cells.
b3 b3 v#
OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
4. This form of DNA is commonly found in eukaryotic cells.
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a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
.
.
, ANS: A b3
Circularand plasmid DNA are usually found only in bacteria, not eukaryotic cells. Colloid is a p r
b3 b3 v# b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 v# b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
operty of protein molecules and is not associated with nucleotides.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 v# b3 b3
OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
5. The nuclear membrane in prokaryotes is
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a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a classic membrane. b3 b3
d. alipid bilayer membrane. b3 b3
ANS: A b3
Prokaryotic cells do not have any membrane- v# b3 b3 v# b3 b3
bound structures in the cytoplasm including astructured nucleus.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 bn b3
OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
6. A microorganism that is a unicellular organism and lacks a nuclear membrane and truenu
v# b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
cl eus belongs to which classification?
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANS: B b 3
Fungi, algae, and parasites are unicellular eukaryotic organisms that contain a true nucleus.B act
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 v# b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
er ia are prokaryotic and do not contain a true nucleus or nuclear membrane.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 v# b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: Level 1: Recall b 3 b3 b3
7. In b3 the laboratory, the clinical microbiologist is responsible for all the following, except
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a. isolating microorganisms. b3
b. selecting treatment for patients. b3 b 3 b3
c. identifying microorganisms. b3
d. analyzing bacteria that cause disease. b3 b3 b3 b3
ANS: B b 3
Clinical microbiologists do not select the treatment for patients. They provide the doctor withthe
b3 b3 b3 b3 v# b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
na me of the organism and the antibiotics that can kill the bacteria, but not in the final selection
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 v# b3 b3 b3 b3
of tr eatment protocols.
b3 b3 b3 v#
OBJ: Level 2: Recall b 3 b3 b3
8. What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture and optimizeth
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e chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?
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a. Determining staining characteristics b3 b3
b. Understanding the cell structure and biochemical pathways of an organism b3 b3 b 3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
c. Understanding the growth requirements of potential pathogens at specific body site b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. Knowing the differences in cell walls of particular bacteria
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ANS: C b3