NYS WAXING LICENSE ACTUAL EXAM REVIEW
GUIDE WITH TESTED QUESTIONS AND 100%
SOLVED VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉One-celled microorganism with both plant and animal characteristics .
Answer: Bacteria
◉An optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as
bacteria or other germs . Answer: Microscope
◉A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease .
Answer: Pathogen
◉Infection transmitted from one person to another . Answer:
Communicable
◉Pus forming bacteria in the shape of a string of beads . Answer:
Streptococci
◉Sphere-shaped pathogenic bacteria that appear singly or in groups .
Answer: Cocci
,◉Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause diseases such as
pneumonia . Answer: Diplococci
◉Fluid contained within outer cell wall of bacteria . Answer: Protoplasm
◉Rod-shaped bacteria which caused an outbreak at a pedicure salon
because of improper disinfection of a whirlpool foot bath . Answer:
Mycobacterium fortuitum furunculosis
◉What are the two stages of a bacteria's life cycle? . Answer: Active and
spore-forming (inactive) stage
◉Process by which bacteria divide into two new cells . Answer: Mitosis
◉The invasion and growth of germs in the body . Answer: Infection
◉This fluid is a sign of a bacterial infection in the body: . Answer: Pus
◉A common human bacteria that can transfer through skin to skin
contact or unclean implements . Answer: Staphylococci
◉What is the term for harmless (non-disease forming) germs? . Answer:
Non-pathogenic
,◉A disease spread from person to person by contact is called what? .
Answer: Contagion
◉A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a
living cell . Answer: Virus
◉Virus that causes AIDS . Answer: HIV
◉Organism that lives in or on another living organism and draws
nutrients but do nothing beneficial for the host . Answer: Parasite
◉Disease-causing bacteria or viruses which are carried through blood .
Answer: Bloodborne pathogens
◉A contagious skin disease marked by itching and small raised red
spots, caused by the itch mite . Answer: Scabies
◉Immunity achieved by infection, vaccination, or the transfer of
antibodies from an immune donor . Answer: Acquired immunity
◉Three steps of decontamination . Answer: Sanitation, disinfection,
sterilization
, ◉A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the
exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects . Answer:
Disinfection
◉What does MSDS stand for? . Answer: Material Safety Data Sheet
◉Disinfecting solutions must have the correct _________ to meet salon
requirements for use against bacteria, fungi, and viruses . Answer:
Efficacy
◉Items which cannot be disinfected and must be discarded after use .
Answer: Single-use items
◉Quaternary ammonium compounds are knows as ______ for short .
Answer: Quats
◉Most commonly used antiseptic . Answer: 70% isopropyl alcohol
◉Implement which should be used to remove instruments from a
disinfection solution . Answer: Tongs
◉This tool does not need to be disposed of after one use . Answer:
Nippers
GUIDE WITH TESTED QUESTIONS AND 100%
SOLVED VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉One-celled microorganism with both plant and animal characteristics .
Answer: Bacteria
◉An optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as
bacteria or other germs . Answer: Microscope
◉A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease .
Answer: Pathogen
◉Infection transmitted from one person to another . Answer:
Communicable
◉Pus forming bacteria in the shape of a string of beads . Answer:
Streptococci
◉Sphere-shaped pathogenic bacteria that appear singly or in groups .
Answer: Cocci
,◉Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause diseases such as
pneumonia . Answer: Diplococci
◉Fluid contained within outer cell wall of bacteria . Answer: Protoplasm
◉Rod-shaped bacteria which caused an outbreak at a pedicure salon
because of improper disinfection of a whirlpool foot bath . Answer:
Mycobacterium fortuitum furunculosis
◉What are the two stages of a bacteria's life cycle? . Answer: Active and
spore-forming (inactive) stage
◉Process by which bacteria divide into two new cells . Answer: Mitosis
◉The invasion and growth of germs in the body . Answer: Infection
◉This fluid is a sign of a bacterial infection in the body: . Answer: Pus
◉A common human bacteria that can transfer through skin to skin
contact or unclean implements . Answer: Staphylococci
◉What is the term for harmless (non-disease forming) germs? . Answer:
Non-pathogenic
,◉A disease spread from person to person by contact is called what? .
Answer: Contagion
◉A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a
living cell . Answer: Virus
◉Virus that causes AIDS . Answer: HIV
◉Organism that lives in or on another living organism and draws
nutrients but do nothing beneficial for the host . Answer: Parasite
◉Disease-causing bacteria or viruses which are carried through blood .
Answer: Bloodborne pathogens
◉A contagious skin disease marked by itching and small raised red
spots, caused by the itch mite . Answer: Scabies
◉Immunity achieved by infection, vaccination, or the transfer of
antibodies from an immune donor . Answer: Acquired immunity
◉Three steps of decontamination . Answer: Sanitation, disinfection,
sterilization
, ◉A process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the
exception of bacteria spores, from inanimate objects . Answer:
Disinfection
◉What does MSDS stand for? . Answer: Material Safety Data Sheet
◉Disinfecting solutions must have the correct _________ to meet salon
requirements for use against bacteria, fungi, and viruses . Answer:
Efficacy
◉Items which cannot be disinfected and must be discarded after use .
Answer: Single-use items
◉Quaternary ammonium compounds are knows as ______ for short .
Answer: Quats
◉Most commonly used antiseptic . Answer: 70% isopropyl alcohol
◉Implement which should be used to remove instruments from a
disinfection solution . Answer: Tongs
◉This tool does not need to be disposed of after one use . Answer:
Nippers
