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Microbiology FINAL Review (Jersey College)
Questions and Answers
The antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin are produced by -
Answer✔️✔️-Fungi
Fungi are free-living _______________ organisms - Answer✔️✔️-
Heterotrophic
Fungi that help the roots of plants to absorb minerals and water
from the soil are - Answer✔️✔️-Mycorrhizae
A dimorphic fungus growing as a mold prefers what temperature? -
Answer✔️✔️-25 C
Conidiospores that bud off from a vase-shaped spore-bearing cell
are referred to as - Answer✔️✔️-Phialospores
The mold responsible for the production of penicillin belongs to the
subgroup of - Answer✔️✔️-Ascomycota
The so-called "red tide" is generally caused by which of the following
organisms? - Answer✔️✔️-Dinoflagellates
Algae that contain agar in their cell walls belong to - Answer✔️✔️-
Rhodophyta
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Diatoms, major components of marine phytoplankton, belong to -
Answer✔️✔️-Chrysophyta
Brown algae are commonly referred to as - Answer✔️✔️-Phaeophyta
Which of the following microorganisms require a moist environment
to survive and most often live in ponds, streams, lakes, and oceans?
- Answer✔️✔️-Plasmodium
The process by which the nucleus of protozoans undergoes multiple
divisions before the cell divides is called - Answer✔️✔️-Schizogony
The eukaryotes known for the presence of a macronucleus and a
micronucleus are - Answer✔️✔️-Protozoans
Plasmodium is a type of - Answer✔️✔️-Protozoan
Toxoplasma gondii belongs to which group of eukaryotic organisms?
- Answer✔️✔️-Protozoans
A scolex is a structure found in - Answer✔️✔️-Helminths
Which of the following is commonly referred to as a pinworm? -
Answer✔️✔️-Enterobius vermicularis
Organisms that can grow on substances with very low moisture
content are - Answer✔️✔️-Fungi
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the protozoan that lacks a cyst stage and therefore must be
transferred quickly from host to host is - Answer✔️✔️-Trichomonas
vaginalis
Which of the following are technically not microorganisms? -
Answer✔️✔️-Helminths
All of the following are structures of the lower respiratory system
except? - Answer✔️✔️-Pharynx
Scarlet fever is caused by - Answer✔️✔️-Streptococcus pyogenes
Which of the following organisms is commonly found in the normal
flora of the upper respiratory system? - Answer✔️✔️-Staphylococcus
aureus
Whooping cough is caused by - Answer✔️✔️-Bordetella pertussis
Which of the following cannot be and should not be treated with
antibiotics?
a) Strep throat
b) Tuberculosis
c) Common Cold
d) Diphtheria - Answer✔️✔️-Common cold
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Tuberculosis is not usually transmitted by - Answer✔️✔️-Fomites
The most virulent pathogen of the human flu virus is type -
Answer✔️✔️-A
SARS is a respiratory illness caused by - Answer✔️✔️-Coronavirus
Which of the following geographic areas contains reservoirs for
Coccidioides immitis? - Answer✔️✔️-Arizona
The formation of a "fungus ball" within preexisting cavities is a
common development in: - Answer✔️✔️-Pulmonary aspergillosis
The "strawberry tongue" symptom is often associated with -
Answer✔️✔️-Scarlet fever
Strep throat is caused by which organism? - Answer✔️✔️-
Streptococcus pyogenes
Tuberculosis is caused by an organism of the genus - Answer✔️✔️-
Mycobacterium
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a - Answer✔️✔️-Gram-negative,
encapsulated bacillus
Anthrax is caused by - Answer✔️✔️-Bacillus anthracis
All of the following are symptoms of endocarditis except
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JERSEY COLLEGE
Microbiology FINAL Review (Jersey College)
Questions and Answers
The antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin are produced by -
Answer✔️✔️-Fungi
Fungi are free-living _______________ organisms - Answer✔️✔️-
Heterotrophic
Fungi that help the roots of plants to absorb minerals and water
from the soil are - Answer✔️✔️-Mycorrhizae
A dimorphic fungus growing as a mold prefers what temperature? -
Answer✔️✔️-25 C
Conidiospores that bud off from a vase-shaped spore-bearing cell
are referred to as - Answer✔️✔️-Phialospores
The mold responsible for the production of penicillin belongs to the
subgroup of - Answer✔️✔️-Ascomycota
The so-called "red tide" is generally caused by which of the following
organisms? - Answer✔️✔️-Dinoflagellates
Algae that contain agar in their cell walls belong to - Answer✔️✔️-
Rhodophyta
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Diatoms, major components of marine phytoplankton, belong to -
Answer✔️✔️-Chrysophyta
Brown algae are commonly referred to as - Answer✔️✔️-Phaeophyta
Which of the following microorganisms require a moist environment
to survive and most often live in ponds, streams, lakes, and oceans?
- Answer✔️✔️-Plasmodium
The process by which the nucleus of protozoans undergoes multiple
divisions before the cell divides is called - Answer✔️✔️-Schizogony
The eukaryotes known for the presence of a macronucleus and a
micronucleus are - Answer✔️✔️-Protozoans
Plasmodium is a type of - Answer✔️✔️-Protozoan
Toxoplasma gondii belongs to which group of eukaryotic organisms?
- Answer✔️✔️-Protozoans
A scolex is a structure found in - Answer✔️✔️-Helminths
Which of the following is commonly referred to as a pinworm? -
Answer✔️✔️-Enterobius vermicularis
Organisms that can grow on substances with very low moisture
content are - Answer✔️✔️-Fungi
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the protozoan that lacks a cyst stage and therefore must be
transferred quickly from host to host is - Answer✔️✔️-Trichomonas
vaginalis
Which of the following are technically not microorganisms? -
Answer✔️✔️-Helminths
All of the following are structures of the lower respiratory system
except? - Answer✔️✔️-Pharynx
Scarlet fever is caused by - Answer✔️✔️-Streptococcus pyogenes
Which of the following organisms is commonly found in the normal
flora of the upper respiratory system? - Answer✔️✔️-Staphylococcus
aureus
Whooping cough is caused by - Answer✔️✔️-Bordetella pertussis
Which of the following cannot be and should not be treated with
antibiotics?
a) Strep throat
b) Tuberculosis
c) Common Cold
d) Diphtheria - Answer✔️✔️-Common cold
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Tuberculosis is not usually transmitted by - Answer✔️✔️-Fomites
The most virulent pathogen of the human flu virus is type -
Answer✔️✔️-A
SARS is a respiratory illness caused by - Answer✔️✔️-Coronavirus
Which of the following geographic areas contains reservoirs for
Coccidioides immitis? - Answer✔️✔️-Arizona
The formation of a "fungus ball" within preexisting cavities is a
common development in: - Answer✔️✔️-Pulmonary aspergillosis
The "strawberry tongue" symptom is often associated with -
Answer✔️✔️-Scarlet fever
Strep throat is caused by which organism? - Answer✔️✔️-
Streptococcus pyogenes
Tuberculosis is caused by an organism of the genus - Answer✔️✔️-
Mycobacterium
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a - Answer✔️✔️-Gram-negative,
encapsulated bacillus
Anthrax is caused by - Answer✔️✔️-Bacillus anthracis
All of the following are symptoms of endocarditis except
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