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BIOD 171 Module 5
Questions & Answers
2026-2027 | Portage
Learning Microbiology
Verified Answers Exam Ready With Rationales
260 QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document contains 260 verified questions along with their correct answers, providing
comprehensive coverage of microbiology concepts. The content serves as an effective
resource for study and review, ensuring a solid understanding of key principles in the field.
It is particularly beneficial for certification preparation and reinforcing knowledge for
students pursuing coursework in microbiology.
CONTENTS
• Microbial Analysis • Precaution Guidelines
• Infection Process • Transmission Methods
• Streptococcus Overview • Streptococcal Diseases
• Sepsis and Septicemia • Staphylococcus Overview
Page 1
, • Tuberculosis • Leprosy and Mycobacterium
• Botulism and Tetanus • Gas Gangrene and C. difficile
• Plague and Anthrax • Lyme Disease and Zoonoses
• STIs Overview • Syphilis and PID
• Candidiasis and Resistance • Complications and Symptoms
E XA M Q U EST I O N S
Q1 QUESTION 1 OF 260
What is analyzed by a researcher studying a microbe?
CORRECT ANSWER
Shape, size, arrangement, motility, gram-status, chemical reactions, changes in color
Q2 QUESTION 2 OF 260
What is the most rare plague?
CORRECT ANSWER
Septicemic
Q3 QUESTION 3 OF 260
During the process of identifying, plating uses what kind of media?
CORRECT ANSWER
Selective or non-selective
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, Q4 QUESTION 4 OF 260
Pathogenicity
CORRECT ANSWER
Ability to cause disease
Q5 QUESTION 5 OF 260
Virulence
CORRECT ANSWER
Ease of pathogen to infect and cause disease
Q6 QUESTION 6 OF 260
Hyaluronic capsule increases pathogenicity of microbe how?
CORRECT ANSWER
It is sticky, which increases adhesion and protects bacteria
Q7 QUESTION 7 OF 260
Streptococcal pharyngitis is cause by ...
CORRECT ANSWER
S. pyogenes
Q8 QUESTION 8 OF 260
How is streptococcal pharyngitis transmitted?
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, CORRECT ANSWER
By asymptomatic carriers via resp. droplets
Q9 QUESTION 9 OF 260
Staphylococcus characteristics
CORRECT ANSWER
Gram-positive, round, organizes in clusters, facultative anaerobe, can grow in bile salts
Q10 QUESTION 10 OF 260
What kind of hemolysis is exhibited by staph?
CORRECT ANSWER
Beta
Q11 QUESTION 11 OF 260
Catalase/coagulase of staph
CORRECT ANSWER
Positive for both
Q12 QUESTION 12 OF 260
How does impetigo spread?
CORRECT ANSWER
When sores rupture or are scratched, they spread
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P R O F E S S I O N A L P R A C T I C E M AT E R I A L S
BIOD 171 Module 5
Questions & Answers
2026-2027 | Portage
Learning Microbiology
Verified Answers Exam Ready With Rationales
260 QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT OVERVIEW
This document contains 260 verified questions along with their correct answers, providing
comprehensive coverage of microbiology concepts. The content serves as an effective
resource for study and review, ensuring a solid understanding of key principles in the field.
It is particularly beneficial for certification preparation and reinforcing knowledge for
students pursuing coursework in microbiology.
CONTENTS
• Microbial Analysis • Precaution Guidelines
• Infection Process • Transmission Methods
• Streptococcus Overview • Streptococcal Diseases
• Sepsis and Septicemia • Staphylococcus Overview
Page 1
, • Tuberculosis • Leprosy and Mycobacterium
• Botulism and Tetanus • Gas Gangrene and C. difficile
• Plague and Anthrax • Lyme Disease and Zoonoses
• STIs Overview • Syphilis and PID
• Candidiasis and Resistance • Complications and Symptoms
E XA M Q U EST I O N S
Q1 QUESTION 1 OF 260
What is analyzed by a researcher studying a microbe?
CORRECT ANSWER
Shape, size, arrangement, motility, gram-status, chemical reactions, changes in color
Q2 QUESTION 2 OF 260
What is the most rare plague?
CORRECT ANSWER
Septicemic
Q3 QUESTION 3 OF 260
During the process of identifying, plating uses what kind of media?
CORRECT ANSWER
Selective or non-selective
Page 2
, Q4 QUESTION 4 OF 260
Pathogenicity
CORRECT ANSWER
Ability to cause disease
Q5 QUESTION 5 OF 260
Virulence
CORRECT ANSWER
Ease of pathogen to infect and cause disease
Q6 QUESTION 6 OF 260
Hyaluronic capsule increases pathogenicity of microbe how?
CORRECT ANSWER
It is sticky, which increases adhesion and protects bacteria
Q7 QUESTION 7 OF 260
Streptococcal pharyngitis is cause by ...
CORRECT ANSWER
S. pyogenes
Q8 QUESTION 8 OF 260
How is streptococcal pharyngitis transmitted?
Page 3
, CORRECT ANSWER
By asymptomatic carriers via resp. droplets
Q9 QUESTION 9 OF 260
Staphylococcus characteristics
CORRECT ANSWER
Gram-positive, round, organizes in clusters, facultative anaerobe, can grow in bile salts
Q10 QUESTION 10 OF 260
What kind of hemolysis is exhibited by staph?
CORRECT ANSWER
Beta
Q11 QUESTION 11 OF 260
Catalase/coagulase of staph
CORRECT ANSWER
Positive for both
Q12 QUESTION 12 OF 260
How does impetigo spread?
CORRECT ANSWER
When sores rupture or are scratched, they spread
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