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139 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 139
All of the following are associated with the term endospore except:
Anaerobes
Fungi
Streptococcus
Staphylococci
Term 2 of 139
True/False Most pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria are heterotrophs:
True
False
Definition 3 of 139
An antigen may be a foreign substance such as:
All of the above (chemicals, bacteria, pollen, virus)
Only chemicals and bacteria
Only viruses and fungi
Only pollen and dust
Term 4 of 139
True/False Free flowing steam has the same effectiveness in killing microbes as boiling water
at 100 degrees C.
True
False
,Definition 5 of 139
Those bacteria that thrive in cold temperatures are called:
Anaerobes
Spirochete
Psycrophiles
Psychrotrophs
Definition 6 of 139
Those bacteria that grow best at relatively high temperatures are called:
Lactic acid bacteria
Thermophilic bacteria
Fungi
Methanogenic bacteria
Term 7 of 139
True/False All eukaryotes have a primitive, undefined nucleus.
True
False
Term 8 of 139
True/False All bacteria contain an organized nucleus.
True
False
,Definition 9 of 139
Bacteria with a tuft of flagella at one end:
Staphylococci
Microaerophiles
Lophotrichous
Genus
Definition 10 of 139
Which of these terms describes an organism that prefers obtaining nourishment from dead
organic matter but can also obtain nourishment as a parasite?
Obligate parasite
Strict parasite
Facultative parasite
Anaerobes
Definition 11 of 139
A naturally acquired active immunity is obtained by way of:
Injection of an antitoxn
Colostrum.
Receiving a vaccine
Having the infection
Definition 12 of 139
These organisms are transmitted to man by insects who are the natural and primary host.
Virus
Rickettsia
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma
, Definition 13 of 139
Those bacteria that grow best at a relatively moderate temperature are called:
Fungi
Aerobic bacteria
Mesophilic bacteria
Lactic acid
Definition 14 of 139
Streptobacilli are:
It is formed within the cell
Bacilli that occur in chains
Round shaped and divide to form irregular, grape-like clusters.
Sterilization
Definition 15 of 139
Penicillin is ineffective against these organisms. They are similar than ordinary bacteria and
about the size of large viruses.
Prion
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma
Rickettsia
Definition 16 of 139
Yeasts and molds are examples of these organisms:
Staphylococci
Prion
Streptococcus
Fungi
139 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 139
All of the following are associated with the term endospore except:
Anaerobes
Fungi
Streptococcus
Staphylococci
Term 2 of 139
True/False Most pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria are heterotrophs:
True
False
Definition 3 of 139
An antigen may be a foreign substance such as:
All of the above (chemicals, bacteria, pollen, virus)
Only chemicals and bacteria
Only viruses and fungi
Only pollen and dust
Term 4 of 139
True/False Free flowing steam has the same effectiveness in killing microbes as boiling water
at 100 degrees C.
True
False
,Definition 5 of 139
Those bacteria that thrive in cold temperatures are called:
Anaerobes
Spirochete
Psycrophiles
Psychrotrophs
Definition 6 of 139
Those bacteria that grow best at relatively high temperatures are called:
Lactic acid bacteria
Thermophilic bacteria
Fungi
Methanogenic bacteria
Term 7 of 139
True/False All eukaryotes have a primitive, undefined nucleus.
True
False
Term 8 of 139
True/False All bacteria contain an organized nucleus.
True
False
,Definition 9 of 139
Bacteria with a tuft of flagella at one end:
Staphylococci
Microaerophiles
Lophotrichous
Genus
Definition 10 of 139
Which of these terms describes an organism that prefers obtaining nourishment from dead
organic matter but can also obtain nourishment as a parasite?
Obligate parasite
Strict parasite
Facultative parasite
Anaerobes
Definition 11 of 139
A naturally acquired active immunity is obtained by way of:
Injection of an antitoxn
Colostrum.
Receiving a vaccine
Having the infection
Definition 12 of 139
These organisms are transmitted to man by insects who are the natural and primary host.
Virus
Rickettsia
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma
, Definition 13 of 139
Those bacteria that grow best at a relatively moderate temperature are called:
Fungi
Aerobic bacteria
Mesophilic bacteria
Lactic acid
Definition 14 of 139
Streptobacilli are:
It is formed within the cell
Bacilli that occur in chains
Round shaped and divide to form irregular, grape-like clusters.
Sterilization
Definition 15 of 139
Penicillin is ineffective against these organisms. They are similar than ordinary bacteria and
about the size of large viruses.
Prion
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma
Rickettsia
Definition 16 of 139
Yeasts and molds are examples of these organisms:
Staphylococci
Prion
Streptococcus
Fungi
