Test Bank For Textbook Of Diagnostic Microbiology 7th
Edition By Connie R. Mahon
Chapters 1 - 41
, Mahon:51Textbook51of51Diagnostic51Microbiology,517th51Edition51Test51Bank
Table51of51contents
Part511:51Introduction51to51Clinical51Microbiology
Chapter511.51Bacterial51Cell51Structure,51Physiology,51Metabolism,51and51Genetics
Chapter512.51Host-Parasite51Interaction
Chapter513.51The51Laboratory51Role51in51Infection51Control
Chapter514.51Control51of51Microorganisms:51Disinfection,51Sterilization,51and51Microbiology51Safety
Chapter515.51Performance51Improvement51in51the51Microbiology51Laboratory
Chapter516.51Specimen51Collection51and51Processing
Chapter517.51Microscopic51Examination51of51Materials51from51Infected51Sites
Chapter518.5 1 Use51of51Colony51Morphology51for51the51Presumptive51Identification51of51Microorganisms
Chapter519.5 1 Biochemical51Identification51of51Gram-Negative51Bacteria
Chapter5110.51Immunodiagnosis51of51Infectious51Diseases
Chapter5111.51Applications51of51Molecular51Diagnostics
Chapter5112.51Antibacterial51Mechanisms51of51Action51and51Bacterial51Resistance51Mechanisms
Chapter5113.51Antimicrobial51Susceptibility51Testing
Part512:51Laboratory51Identification51of51Significant51Isolates
Chapter5114.51Staphylococci
Chapter5115.51Streptococcus,51Enterococcus,51and51Other51Catalase-Negative,51Gram-Positive51Cocci
Chapter5116.51Aerobic51Gram-Positive51Bacilli
Chapter5117.51Neisseria51Species51and51Moraxella51catarrhalis
Chapter5118.51Haemophilus,51HACEK,51Legionella51and51Other51Fastidious51Gram-Negative51Bacilli
Chapter5119.51Enterobacteriaceae
Chapter5120.51Vibrio,51Aeromonas,51and51Campylobacter51Species
Chapter5121.51Nonfermenting51and51Miscellaneous51Gram-Negative51Bacilli
Chapter5122.51Anaerobes51of51Clinical51Importance
Chapter5123.51The51Spirochetes
Chapter5124.51Chlamydia,51Rickettsia,51and51Similar51Organisms
Chapter5125.51Mycoplasma51and51Ureaplasma
Chapter5126.51Mycobacterium51tuberculosis51and51Nontuberculous51Mycobacteria
Chapter5127.51Medically51Significant51Fungi
Chapter5128.51Diagnostic51Parasitology
Chapter5129.51Clinical51Virology
Chapter5130.51Agents51of51Bioterror51and51Forensic51Microbiology
Chapter5131.51Biofilms:51Architects51of51Disease
Part513:51Laboratory51Diagnosis51of51Infectious51Diseases:51and51Organ51System51Approach51to51Diagnostic51M
icrobiology
Chapter5132.51Upper51and51Lower51Respiratory51Tract51Infections
Chapter5133.51Skin51and51Soft51Tissue51Infections
Chapter5134.51Gastrointestinal51Infections51and51Food51Poisoning
Chapter5135.51Infections51of51the51Central51Nervous51System
Chapter5136.51Bacteremia51and51Sepsis
Chapter5137.51Urinary51Tract51Infections
Chapter5138.51Genital51Infections51and51Sexually51Transmitted51Infections
Chapter5139.51Infections51in51Special51Populations
Chapter5140.51Zoonotic51Diseases
Chapter5141.51Ocular51Infections
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,Chapter5101:51Bacterial51Cell51Structure,51Physiology,51Metabolism,51and51Gen
etics51Mahon:51Textbook51of51Diagnostic51Microbiology,517th51Edition51Test51B
ank
MULTIPLE51CHOICE
1. To51survive,51microbial51inhabitants51have51learned51to51adapt51by51varying51all51of51the51following,51
cept
a. growth51rate.
b. growth51in51all51atmospheric51conditions.
c. growth51at51particular51temperatures.
d. bacterial51shape.
ANSWER:5 1 D
The51chapter51begins51by51discussing51the51way51microbial51inhabitants51have51had51to51evol
ve51to51survive51in51many51different51niches51and51habitats.51It51discusses51slow51growers,51ra
pid51growers,51and51replication51with51scarce51or51abundant51nutrients,51under51different51at
mospheric51conditions,51temperature51requirements,51and51cell51structure.51Bacterial51shape51
as51a51form51of51evolution51is51not51discussed.
OBJ:51 Level512:51Interpretation
2. Who51was51considered51the51father51of51protozoology51and51bacteriology?
a. Anton51van51Leeuwenhoek
b. Louis51Pasteur
c. Carl51Landsteiner
d. Michael51Douglas
ANSWER:5 1 A
The51book51discusses51Anton51van51Leeuwenhoek51as51the51inventor51of51the51microscope51an
d51the51first51person51to51see51the51“beasties.”51So51they51dubbed51him51the51father51of51pro
tozoology51and51bacteriology.51The51other51three51individuals51were51not51discussed.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
3. Prokaryotic51cells51have51which51of51the51following51structures51in51their51cytoplasm?
a. Golgi51apparatus
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic51reticulum
ANSWER:5 1 B
All51the51structures51listed51are51found51in51eukaryotic51cells,51but51ribosomes51are51the51
only51ones51that51apply51to51prokaryotic51cells.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
4. This51form51of51DNA51is51commonly51found51in51eukaryotic51cells.
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
.
.
, ANSWER:5 1 A
Circular51and51plasmid51DNA51are51usually51found51only51in51bacteria,51not51eukaryotic51cell
s.51Colloid51is51a51property51of51protein51molecules51and51is51not51associated51with51nucleotid
es.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
5. The51nuclear51membrane51in51prokaryotes51is
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a51classic51membrane.
d. a51lipid51bilayer51membrane.
ANSWER:5 1 A
Prokaryotic51cells51do51not51have51any51membrane-
bound51structures51in51the51cytoplasm51including51a51structured51nucleus.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
6. A51microorganism51that51is51a51unicellular51organism51and51lacks51a51nuclear51membra
ne51and51true51nucleus51belongs51to51which51classification?
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER:5 1 B
Fungi,51algae,51and51parasites51are51unicellular51eukaryotic51organisms51that51contain51a51
true51nucleus.51Bacteria51are51prokaryotic51and51do51not51contain51a51true51nucleus51or51nu
clear51membrane.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
7. In51the51laboratory,51the51clinical51microbiologist51is51responsible51for51all51the51following,51except
a. isolating51microorganisms.
b. selecting51treatment51for51patients.
c. identifying51microorganisms.
d. analyzing51bacteria51that51cause51disease.
ANSWER:5 1 B
Clinical51microbiologists51do51not51select51the51treatment51for51patients.51They51provide51the5
1doctor51with51the51name51of51the51organism51and51the51antibiotics51that51can51kill51the51bact
eria,51but51not51in51the51final51selection51of51treatment51protocols.
OBJ:51 Level512:51Recall
8. What51enables51the51microbiologist51to51select51the51correct51media51for51primary51culture51
and51optimize51the51chance51of51isolating51a51pathogenic51organism?
a. Determining51staining51characteristics
b. Understanding51the51cell51structure51and51biochemical51pathways51of51an51organism
c. Understanding51the51growth51requirements51of51potential51pathogens51at51specific51body51site
d. Knowing51the51differences51in51cell51walls51of51particular51bacteria
ANSWER:5 1 C
Edition By Connie R. Mahon
Chapters 1 - 41
, Mahon:51Textbook51of51Diagnostic51Microbiology,517th51Edition51Test51Bank
Table51of51contents
Part511:51Introduction51to51Clinical51Microbiology
Chapter511.51Bacterial51Cell51Structure,51Physiology,51Metabolism,51and51Genetics
Chapter512.51Host-Parasite51Interaction
Chapter513.51The51Laboratory51Role51in51Infection51Control
Chapter514.51Control51of51Microorganisms:51Disinfection,51Sterilization,51and51Microbiology51Safety
Chapter515.51Performance51Improvement51in51the51Microbiology51Laboratory
Chapter516.51Specimen51Collection51and51Processing
Chapter517.51Microscopic51Examination51of51Materials51from51Infected51Sites
Chapter518.5 1 Use51of51Colony51Morphology51for51the51Presumptive51Identification51of51Microorganisms
Chapter519.5 1 Biochemical51Identification51of51Gram-Negative51Bacteria
Chapter5110.51Immunodiagnosis51of51Infectious51Diseases
Chapter5111.51Applications51of51Molecular51Diagnostics
Chapter5112.51Antibacterial51Mechanisms51of51Action51and51Bacterial51Resistance51Mechanisms
Chapter5113.51Antimicrobial51Susceptibility51Testing
Part512:51Laboratory51Identification51of51Significant51Isolates
Chapter5114.51Staphylococci
Chapter5115.51Streptococcus,51Enterococcus,51and51Other51Catalase-Negative,51Gram-Positive51Cocci
Chapter5116.51Aerobic51Gram-Positive51Bacilli
Chapter5117.51Neisseria51Species51and51Moraxella51catarrhalis
Chapter5118.51Haemophilus,51HACEK,51Legionella51and51Other51Fastidious51Gram-Negative51Bacilli
Chapter5119.51Enterobacteriaceae
Chapter5120.51Vibrio,51Aeromonas,51and51Campylobacter51Species
Chapter5121.51Nonfermenting51and51Miscellaneous51Gram-Negative51Bacilli
Chapter5122.51Anaerobes51of51Clinical51Importance
Chapter5123.51The51Spirochetes
Chapter5124.51Chlamydia,51Rickettsia,51and51Similar51Organisms
Chapter5125.51Mycoplasma51and51Ureaplasma
Chapter5126.51Mycobacterium51tuberculosis51and51Nontuberculous51Mycobacteria
Chapter5127.51Medically51Significant51Fungi
Chapter5128.51Diagnostic51Parasitology
Chapter5129.51Clinical51Virology
Chapter5130.51Agents51of51Bioterror51and51Forensic51Microbiology
Chapter5131.51Biofilms:51Architects51of51Disease
Part513:51Laboratory51Diagnosis51of51Infectious51Diseases:51and51Organ51System51Approach51to51Diagnostic51M
icrobiology
Chapter5132.51Upper51and51Lower51Respiratory51Tract51Infections
Chapter5133.51Skin51and51Soft51Tissue51Infections
Chapter5134.51Gastrointestinal51Infections51and51Food51Poisoning
Chapter5135.51Infections51of51the51Central51Nervous51System
Chapter5136.51Bacteremia51and51Sepsis
Chapter5137.51Urinary51Tract51Infections
Chapter5138.51Genital51Infections51and51Sexually51Transmitted51Infections
Chapter5139.51Infections51in51Special51Populations
Chapter5140.51Zoonotic51Diseases
Chapter5141.51Ocular51Infections
-
,Chapter5101:51Bacterial51Cell51Structure,51Physiology,51Metabolism,51and51Gen
etics51Mahon:51Textbook51of51Diagnostic51Microbiology,517th51Edition51Test51B
ank
MULTIPLE51CHOICE
1. To51survive,51microbial51inhabitants51have51learned51to51adapt51by51varying51all51of51the51following,51
cept
a. growth51rate.
b. growth51in51all51atmospheric51conditions.
c. growth51at51particular51temperatures.
d. bacterial51shape.
ANSWER:5 1 D
The51chapter51begins51by51discussing51the51way51microbial51inhabitants51have51had51to51evol
ve51to51survive51in51many51different51niches51and51habitats.51It51discusses51slow51growers,51ra
pid51growers,51and51replication51with51scarce51or51abundant51nutrients,51under51different51at
mospheric51conditions,51temperature51requirements,51and51cell51structure.51Bacterial51shape51
as51a51form51of51evolution51is51not51discussed.
OBJ:51 Level512:51Interpretation
2. Who51was51considered51the51father51of51protozoology51and51bacteriology?
a. Anton51van51Leeuwenhoek
b. Louis51Pasteur
c. Carl51Landsteiner
d. Michael51Douglas
ANSWER:5 1 A
The51book51discusses51Anton51van51Leeuwenhoek51as51the51inventor51of51the51microscope51an
d51the51first51person51to51see51the51“beasties.”51So51they51dubbed51him51the51father51of51pro
tozoology51and51bacteriology.51The51other51three51individuals51were51not51discussed.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
3. Prokaryotic51cells51have51which51of51the51following51structures51in51their51cytoplasm?
a. Golgi51apparatus
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic51reticulum
ANSWER:5 1 B
All51the51structures51listed51are51found51in51eukaryotic51cells,51but51ribosomes51are51the51
only51ones51that51apply51to51prokaryotic51cells.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
4. This51form51of51DNA51is51commonly51found51in51eukaryotic51cells.
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
.
.
, ANSWER:5 1 A
Circular51and51plasmid51DNA51are51usually51found51only51in51bacteria,51not51eukaryotic51cell
s.51Colloid51is51a51property51of51protein51molecules51and51is51not51associated51with51nucleotid
es.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
5. The51nuclear51membrane51in51prokaryotes51is
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a51classic51membrane.
d. a51lipid51bilayer51membrane.
ANSWER:5 1 A
Prokaryotic51cells51do51not51have51any51membrane-
bound51structures51in51the51cytoplasm51including51a51structured51nucleus.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
6. A51microorganism51that51is51a51unicellular51organism51and51lacks51a51nuclear51membra
ne51and51true51nucleus51belongs51to51which51classification?
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER:5 1 B
Fungi,51algae,51and51parasites51are51unicellular51eukaryotic51organisms51that51contain51a51
true51nucleus.51Bacteria51are51prokaryotic51and51do51not51contain51a51true51nucleus51or51nu
clear51membrane.
OBJ:51 Level511:51Recall
7. In51the51laboratory,51the51clinical51microbiologist51is51responsible51for51all51the51following,51except
a. isolating51microorganisms.
b. selecting51treatment51for51patients.
c. identifying51microorganisms.
d. analyzing51bacteria51that51cause51disease.
ANSWER:5 1 B
Clinical51microbiologists51do51not51select51the51treatment51for51patients.51They51provide51the5
1doctor51with51the51name51of51the51organism51and51the51antibiotics51that51can51kill51the51bact
eria,51but51not51in51the51final51selection51of51treatment51protocols.
OBJ:51 Level512:51Recall
8. What51enables51the51microbiologist51to51select51the51correct51media51for51primary51culture51
and51optimize51the51chance51of51isolating51a51pathogenic51organism?
a. Determining51staining51characteristics
b. Understanding51the51cell51structure51and51biochemical51pathways51of51an51organism
c. Understanding51the51growth51requirements51of51potential51pathogens51at51specific51body51site
d. Knowing51the51differences51in51cell51walls51of51particular51bacteria
ANSWER:5 1 C
