MICROBIOLOGY A SYSTEMS APPROACH
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉The process that destroys or removes all microorganisms and
microbial forms, including bacterial endospores, on inanimate
objects is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.
E. degermation.. Answer: B. sterilization.
◉The use of a physical or chemical process to destroy vegetative
pathogens on inanimate objects is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.
,E. degermation.. Answer: A. disinfection.
◉The use of chemical agents directly on exposed body surfaces to
destroy or inhibit vegetative pathogens is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.. Answer: C. antisepsis.
◉Scrubbing or immersing the skin in chemicals to reduce the
numbers of microbes on the skin is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. sanitization.
D. degermation.. Answer: D. degermation.
◉Which of the following types of control agents would be used to
achieve sterility?
A. virucide
,B. bactericide
C. germicide
D. sporicide
E. fungicide. Answer: D. sporicide
◉The easiest microbial forms to kill or inhibit are
A. naked viruses.
B. vegetative bacteria and fungi.
C. endospores.
D. protozoan cysts.
E. mycobacteria and staphylococci.. Answer: B. vegetative bacteria
and fungi.
◉The method of removing vegetative microbial life forms and debris
to reduce contamination to safe levels is termed
A. antisepsis.
B. disinfection.
C. sterilization.
D. decontamination.
E. sanitization.. Answer: E. sanitization.
, ◉The method of removing vegetative life forms from living surfaces
is termed
A. antisepsis.
B. disinfection.
C. sterilization.
D. decontamination.. Answer: A. antisepsis.
◉The removal of all life forms from inanimate objects is termed
A. antisepsis.
B. disinfection.
C. sterilization.
D. decontamination.
E. degerming.. Answer: C. sterilization.
◉The alcohol wipe used on a patient's skin before an injection is an
example of
A. antisepsis.
B. disinfection.
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉The process that destroys or removes all microorganisms and
microbial forms, including bacterial endospores, on inanimate
objects is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.
E. degermation.. Answer: B. sterilization.
◉The use of a physical or chemical process to destroy vegetative
pathogens on inanimate objects is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.
,E. degermation.. Answer: A. disinfection.
◉The use of chemical agents directly on exposed body surfaces to
destroy or inhibit vegetative pathogens is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. antisepsis.
D. sanitization.. Answer: C. antisepsis.
◉Scrubbing or immersing the skin in chemicals to reduce the
numbers of microbes on the skin is
A. disinfection.
B. sterilization.
C. sanitization.
D. degermation.. Answer: D. degermation.
◉Which of the following types of control agents would be used to
achieve sterility?
A. virucide
,B. bactericide
C. germicide
D. sporicide
E. fungicide. Answer: D. sporicide
◉The easiest microbial forms to kill or inhibit are
A. naked viruses.
B. vegetative bacteria and fungi.
C. endospores.
D. protozoan cysts.
E. mycobacteria and staphylococci.. Answer: B. vegetative bacteria
and fungi.
◉The method of removing vegetative microbial life forms and debris
to reduce contamination to safe levels is termed
A. antisepsis.
B. disinfection.
C. sterilization.
D. decontamination.
E. sanitization.. Answer: E. sanitization.
, ◉The method of removing vegetative life forms from living surfaces
is termed
A. antisepsis.
B. disinfection.
C. sterilization.
D. decontamination.. Answer: A. antisepsis.
◉The removal of all life forms from inanimate objects is termed
A. antisepsis.
B. disinfection.
C. sterilization.
D. decontamination.
E. degerming.. Answer: C. sterilization.
◉The alcohol wipe used on a patient's skin before an injection is an
example of
A. antisepsis.
B. disinfection.
