NBCE BOARDS PART 1 –
MICROBIOLOGY COMBINED SET
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Gamma hemolysis causes a _______ ring & an example is _________, dental carries
being the most common. - Answer-Red
Strep mutans
Gram positive stains __________, while gram negative stains _________. - Answer-
Purple/blue
Red/pink
Conjugation is when plasmid DNA transfer via ___________, bestowing antimicrobial
________. - Answer-Sex pilus
Resistance
In transduction, a bacteriophage transfers ____________ between bacteria, creating an
altered virus. - Answer-Genetic material
In transformation, there is direct ____________ of free DNA. - Answer-Uptake
CDC = ____________, they create ________ not research. - Answer-Center for
Disease Control
Statistics
EPA = _____________, they ________ soil, air & water quality. - Answer-
Environmental Protection Agency
Monitor
FDA = __________, they ________ products released. - Answer-Food & Drug
Administration
Regulate
HHS = ___________, they ________ FDA, CDC, US public health services. - Answer-
Dept of Health & Human services
Control the
NIH = __________, they conduct _______, not statistics. - Answer-National Institute of
Health
Research
,OSHA = ___________, they make ______ concerning occupational toxicity levels of
hazardous materials. - Answer-Occupational Safety & Health Admin
Rules
USDA = _____________ - Answer-US Dept of Agriculture
endemic disease - Answer-disease constantly present in a population
epidemic disease - Answer-Rapidly affects many people in a certain area within a short
period of time
Incidence - Answer-Number of new cases in given time period
pandemic disease - Answer-More than expected number of cases worldwide
Prevalence - Answer-Total number of cases at a particular point in time
Leading causes of death - Infants - Answer-1. Congenital malformations
2. Premature birth
Leading causes of death in US - adults - Answer-1. heart dz
2. Cancer
3. Stroke
4. Respiratory infection
5. Accidents
Leading causes of death worldwide - adults - Answer-1. TB
2. Malaria
Water Purification process steps - Primary - Answer-1. Filtration
2. Flocculation (Aluminum Trichloride0
3. Sediment
4. Sludge digestion (add anaerobic bacteria)
Water purification process steps - Secondary - Answer-1. Sand filtration (remove
anaerobic bacteria)
2. Aeration
3. Chlorination
4. Possible flouridation
Types of Helminths - Answer-1. Flatworm (Tapeworm)
2. Roundworms
3. Flatworm (Fluke)
Hymenolepis nana - Answer-Dwarf tapeworm
, Taenia Saginata - Answer-Beef Tapeworm
Taenia Solium (cysticerosis) are ____________ and present in the _______, ________
& ________. - Answer-Pork tapeworms
Brain
Liver
Eye
Diphyllobothrium latum - Answer-Fish tapeworm
Echinococcus Granulosus is from the _________ and presents as hydatid cysts in the
______ & _______. - Answer-Canine family
Liver
Lungs
Shistosoma japonicum is a __________ & its host is a ________. S/Sx include
_________. - Answer-Blood fluke
Snail
Swimmers itch
Shistosoma japonicum is the most common cause of death by ____________ &
inhabits the ______. - Answer-Helminth worldwide
Liver
Fasciolopsis buski is a ___________ & the vector is _______. - Answer-Large intestinal
fluke
Aquatic plants
Paragonimus westermani is a ________ & its vector is _________. - Answer-Lung fluke
Crayfish
Ascaris lumbricoides is a __________ that lives in the _________. It is the most
common ________ in the world & most common helminth _________ in the world. -
Answer-Roundworm
Small intestine
Roundworm
Infection
Wuchereria bancrofti is a roundworm that is vectored by __________ & s/sx inlcude
_________ due to lymphatic blockage. - Answer-Mosquitoes
Elephantitis
Necator americanus is a __________ vectored by __________. It is the most common
________ in the US. - Answer-Hookworm
Fecal contaminated soil
hookworm
MICROBIOLOGY COMBINED SET
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Gamma hemolysis causes a _______ ring & an example is _________, dental carries
being the most common. - Answer-Red
Strep mutans
Gram positive stains __________, while gram negative stains _________. - Answer-
Purple/blue
Red/pink
Conjugation is when plasmid DNA transfer via ___________, bestowing antimicrobial
________. - Answer-Sex pilus
Resistance
In transduction, a bacteriophage transfers ____________ between bacteria, creating an
altered virus. - Answer-Genetic material
In transformation, there is direct ____________ of free DNA. - Answer-Uptake
CDC = ____________, they create ________ not research. - Answer-Center for
Disease Control
Statistics
EPA = _____________, they ________ soil, air & water quality. - Answer-
Environmental Protection Agency
Monitor
FDA = __________, they ________ products released. - Answer-Food & Drug
Administration
Regulate
HHS = ___________, they ________ FDA, CDC, US public health services. - Answer-
Dept of Health & Human services
Control the
NIH = __________, they conduct _______, not statistics. - Answer-National Institute of
Health
Research
,OSHA = ___________, they make ______ concerning occupational toxicity levels of
hazardous materials. - Answer-Occupational Safety & Health Admin
Rules
USDA = _____________ - Answer-US Dept of Agriculture
endemic disease - Answer-disease constantly present in a population
epidemic disease - Answer-Rapidly affects many people in a certain area within a short
period of time
Incidence - Answer-Number of new cases in given time period
pandemic disease - Answer-More than expected number of cases worldwide
Prevalence - Answer-Total number of cases at a particular point in time
Leading causes of death - Infants - Answer-1. Congenital malformations
2. Premature birth
Leading causes of death in US - adults - Answer-1. heart dz
2. Cancer
3. Stroke
4. Respiratory infection
5. Accidents
Leading causes of death worldwide - adults - Answer-1. TB
2. Malaria
Water Purification process steps - Primary - Answer-1. Filtration
2. Flocculation (Aluminum Trichloride0
3. Sediment
4. Sludge digestion (add anaerobic bacteria)
Water purification process steps - Secondary - Answer-1. Sand filtration (remove
anaerobic bacteria)
2. Aeration
3. Chlorination
4. Possible flouridation
Types of Helminths - Answer-1. Flatworm (Tapeworm)
2. Roundworms
3. Flatworm (Fluke)
Hymenolepis nana - Answer-Dwarf tapeworm
, Taenia Saginata - Answer-Beef Tapeworm
Taenia Solium (cysticerosis) are ____________ and present in the _______, ________
& ________. - Answer-Pork tapeworms
Brain
Liver
Eye
Diphyllobothrium latum - Answer-Fish tapeworm
Echinococcus Granulosus is from the _________ and presents as hydatid cysts in the
______ & _______. - Answer-Canine family
Liver
Lungs
Shistosoma japonicum is a __________ & its host is a ________. S/Sx include
_________. - Answer-Blood fluke
Snail
Swimmers itch
Shistosoma japonicum is the most common cause of death by ____________ &
inhabits the ______. - Answer-Helminth worldwide
Liver
Fasciolopsis buski is a ___________ & the vector is _______. - Answer-Large intestinal
fluke
Aquatic plants
Paragonimus westermani is a ________ & its vector is _________. - Answer-Lung fluke
Crayfish
Ascaris lumbricoides is a __________ that lives in the _________. It is the most
common ________ in the world & most common helminth _________ in the world. -
Answer-Roundworm
Small intestine
Roundworm
Infection
Wuchereria bancrofti is a roundworm that is vectored by __________ & s/sx inlcude
_________ due to lymphatic blockage. - Answer-Mosquitoes
Elephantitis
Necator americanus is a __________ vectored by __________. It is the most common
________ in the US. - Answer-Hookworm
Fecal contaminated soil
hookworm
