PATHOPHYSIOLOGY INFECTION CHAPTER 6. QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PROVIDED 2024/2025 UPDATE
1. Bacteria that form an irregular cluster of spheres are called:
a. bacilli.
b. diploc
occi.
c. staphyl
ococci.
d.
streptococci.: Answer C
2. A strict anaerobe requires which specific environment?
a. A dry
environment
b. An acidic
medium
c. Air at a
temperature less
than 61 F/16 C
d.
The absence of oxygen: Answer D
3. The presence of the bacterial capsule:
a. aids in the release of
endotoxins.
b. protects the microbe from
phagocytosis.
C. increases the release of toxins and
enzymes.
d.
prevents replication of the bacterium.: Answer B
4. Microbial mutation means that:
, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY INFECTION CHAPTER 6. QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PROVIDED 2024/2025 UPDATE
a. genetic information has
changed.
b. pathogens become
nonpathogens.
c. the microbe survives adverse
conditions but can no longer
replicate.
d.
the immune response to that microbe is strengthened.: Answer A
5. A bacterial endospore can:
a.
also be classified as an acid-fast bacterium.
b. exist in latent form inside a host
cell.
C. reproduce very
rapidly.
d.
survive high temperatures and a dry environment.:
Answer D 6. The structure of a virus includes:
a. a cell wall and
membrane.
b. metabolic enzymes for
replication.
C. a protein coat and either DNA or
RNA.
d.
a slime capsule and cilia.: Answer C
7. What method do viruses use to replicate?
a. Binary fission
AND ANSWERS PROVIDED 2024/2025 UPDATE
1. Bacteria that form an irregular cluster of spheres are called:
a. bacilli.
b. diploc
occi.
c. staphyl
ococci.
d.
streptococci.: Answer C
2. A strict anaerobe requires which specific environment?
a. A dry
environment
b. An acidic
medium
c. Air at a
temperature less
than 61 F/16 C
d.
The absence of oxygen: Answer D
3. The presence of the bacterial capsule:
a. aids in the release of
endotoxins.
b. protects the microbe from
phagocytosis.
C. increases the release of toxins and
enzymes.
d.
prevents replication of the bacterium.: Answer B
4. Microbial mutation means that:
, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY INFECTION CHAPTER 6. QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS PROVIDED 2024/2025 UPDATE
a. genetic information has
changed.
b. pathogens become
nonpathogens.
c. the microbe survives adverse
conditions but can no longer
replicate.
d.
the immune response to that microbe is strengthened.: Answer A
5. A bacterial endospore can:
a.
also be classified as an acid-fast bacterium.
b. exist in latent form inside a host
cell.
C. reproduce very
rapidly.
d.
survive high temperatures and a dry environment.:
Answer D 6. The structure of a virus includes:
a. a cell wall and
membrane.
b. metabolic enzymes for
replication.
C. a protein coat and either DNA or
RNA.
d.
a slime capsule and cilia.: Answer C
7. What method do viruses use to replicate?
a. Binary fission
