Test Bank For Textbook Of Diagnostic Microbiology 6th
Edition By Connie R. Mahon
Chapters 1 - 41
, Mahon:34Textbook34of34Diagnostic34Microbiology,346th34Edition34Test34Bank
Table34of34contents
Part341:34Introduction34to34Clinical34Microbiology
Chapter341.34Bacterial34Cell34Structure,34Physiology,34Metabolism,34and34Genetics
Chapter342.34Host-Parasite34Interaction
Chapter343.34The34Laboratory34Role34in34Infection34Control
Chapter344.34Control34of34Microorganisms:34Disinfection,34Sterilization,34and34Microbiology34Safety
Chapter345.34Performance34Improvement34in34the34Microbiology34Laboratory
Chapter346.34Specimen34Collection34and34Processing
Chapter347.34Microscopic34Examination34of34Materials34from34Infected34Sites
Chapter348.3 4 Use34of34Colony34Morphology34for34the34Presumptive34Identification34of34Microorganisms
Chapter349.3 4 Biochemical34Identification34of34Gram-Negative34Bacteria
Chapter3410.34Immunodiagnosis34of34Infectious34Diseases
Chapter3411.34Applications34of34Molecular34Diagnostics
Chapter3412.34Antibacterial34Mechanisms34of34Action34and34Bacterial34Resistance34Mechanisms
Chapter3413.34Antimicrobial34Susceptibility34Testing
Part342:34Laboratory34Identification34of34Significant34Isolates
Chapter3414.34Staphylococci
Chapter3415.34Streptococcus,34Enterococcus,34and34Other34Catalase-Negative,34Gram-Positive34Cocci
Chapter3416.34Aerobic34Gram-Positive34Bacilli
Chapter3417.34Neisseria34Species34and34Moraxella34catarrhalis
Chapter3418.34Haemophilus,34HACEK,34Legionella34and34Other34Fastidious34Gram-Negative34Bacilli
Chapter3419.34Enterobacteriaceae
Chapter3420.34Vibrio,34Aeromonas,34and34Campylobacter34Species
Chapter3421.34Nonfermenting34and34Miscellaneous34Gram-Negative34Bacilli
Chapter3422.34Anaerobes34of34Clinical34Importance
Chapter3423.34The34Spirochetes
Chapter3424.34Chlamydia,34Rickettsia,34and34Similar34Organisms
Chapter3425.34Mycoplasma34and34Ureaplasma
Chapter3426.34Mycobacterium34tuberculosis34and34Nontuberculous34Mycobacteria
Chapter3427.34Medically34Significant34Fungi
Chapter3428.34Diagnostic34Parasitology
Chapter3429.34Clinical34Virology
Chapter3430.34Agents34of34Bioterror34and34Forensic34Microbiology
Chapter3431.34Biofilms:34Architects34of34Disease
Part343:34Laboratory34Diagnosis34of34Infectious34Diseases:34and34Organ34System34Approach34to34Diagnostic34M
icrobiology
Chapter3432.34Upper34and34Lower34Respiratory34Tract34Infections
Chapter3433.34Skin34and34Soft34Tissue34Infections
Chapter3434.34Gastrointestinal34Infections34and34Food34Poisoning
Chapter3435.34Infections34of34the34Central34Nervous34System
Chapter3436.34Bacteremia34and34Sepsis
Chapter3437.34Urinary34Tract34Infections
Chapter3438.34Genital34Infections34and34Sexually34Transmitted34Infections
Chapter3439.34Infections34in34Special34Populations
Chapter3440.34Zoonotic34Diseases
Chapter3441.34Ocular34Infections
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,Chapter3401:34Bacterial34Cell34Structure,34Physiology,34Metabolism,34and34Gen
etics34Mahon:34Textbook34of34Diagnostic34Microbiology,346th34Edition34Test34B
ank
MULTIPLE34CHOICE
1. To34survive,34microbial34inhabitants34have34learned34to34adapt34by34varying34all34of34the34following,34
cept
a. growth34rate.
b. growth34in34all34atmospheric34conditions.
c. growth34at34particular34temperatures.
d. bacterial34shape.
ANSWER:3 4 D
The34chapter34begins34by34discussing34the34way34microbial34inhabitants34have34had34to34evol
ve34to34survive34in34many34different34niches34and34habitats.34It34discusses34slow34growers,34ra
pid34growers,34and34replication34with34scarce34or34abundant34nutrients,34under34different34at
mospheric34conditions,34temperature34requirements,34and34cell34structure.34Bacterial34shape34
as34a34form34of34evolution34is34not34discussed.
OBJ:34 Level342:34Interpretation
2. Who34was34considered34the34father34of34protozoology34and34bacteriology?
a. Anton34van34Leeuwenhoek
b. Louis34Pasteur
c. Carl34Landsteiner
d. Michael34Douglas
ANSWER:3 4 A
The34book34discusses34Anton34van34Leeuwenhoek34as34the34inventor34of34the34microscope34an
d34the34first34person34to34see34the34“beasties.”34So34they34dubbed34him34the34father34of34pro
tozoology34and34bacteriology.34The34other34three34individuals34were34not34discussed.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
3. Prokaryotic34cells34have34which34of34the34following34structures34in34their34cytoplasm?
a. Golgi34apparatus
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic34reticulum
ANSWER:3 4 B
All34the34structures34listed34are34found34in34eukaryotic34cells,34but34ribosomes34are34the34
only34ones34that34apply34to34prokaryotic34cells.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
4. This34form34of34DNA34is34commonly34found34in34eukaryotic34cells.
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
TestBanks/34Solution34Manuals34and34Exam
, ANSWER:3 4 A
Circular34and34plasmid34DNA34are34usually34found34only34in34bacteria,34not34eukaryotic34cell
s.34Colloid34is34a34property34of34protein34molecules34and34is34not34associated34with34nucleotid
es.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
5. The34nuclear34membrane34in34prokaryotes34is
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a34classic34membrane.
d. a34lipid34bilayer34membrane.
ANSWER:3 4 A
Prokaryotic34cells34do34not34have34any34membrane-
bound34structures34in34the34cytoplasm34including34a34structured34nucleus.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
6. A34microorganism34that34is34a34unicellular34organism34and34lacks34a34nuclear34membra
ne34and34true34nucleus34belongs34to34which34classification?
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER:3 4 B
Fungi,34algae,34and34parasites34are34unicellular34eukaryotic34organisms34that34contain34a34
true34nucleus.34Bacteria34are34prokaryotic34and34do34not34contain34a34true34nucleus34or34nu
clear34membrane.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
7. In34the34laboratory,34the34clinical34microbiologist34is34responsible34for34all34the34following,34except
a. isolating34microorganisms.
b. selecting34treatment34for34patients.
c. identifying34microorganisms.
d. analyzing34bacteria34that34cause34disease.
ANSWER:3 4 B
Clinical34microbiologists34do34not34select34the34treatment34for34patients.34They34provide34the3
4doctor34with34the34name34of34the34organism34and34the34antibiotics34that34can34kill34the34bact
eria,34but34not34in34the34final34selection34of34treatment34protocols.
OBJ:34 Level342:34Recall
8. What34enables34the34microbiologist34to34select34the34correct34media34for34primary34culture34
and34optimize34the34chance34of34isolating34a34pathogenic34organism?
a. Determining34staining34characteristics
b. Understanding34the34cell34structure34and34biochemical34pathways34of34an34organism
c. Understanding34the34growth34requirements34of34potential34pathogens34at34specific34body34site
d. Knowing34the34differences34in34cell34walls34of34particular34bacteria
ANSWER:3 4 C
Edition By Connie R. Mahon
Chapters 1 - 41
, Mahon:34Textbook34of34Diagnostic34Microbiology,346th34Edition34Test34Bank
Table34of34contents
Part341:34Introduction34to34Clinical34Microbiology
Chapter341.34Bacterial34Cell34Structure,34Physiology,34Metabolism,34and34Genetics
Chapter342.34Host-Parasite34Interaction
Chapter343.34The34Laboratory34Role34in34Infection34Control
Chapter344.34Control34of34Microorganisms:34Disinfection,34Sterilization,34and34Microbiology34Safety
Chapter345.34Performance34Improvement34in34the34Microbiology34Laboratory
Chapter346.34Specimen34Collection34and34Processing
Chapter347.34Microscopic34Examination34of34Materials34from34Infected34Sites
Chapter348.3 4 Use34of34Colony34Morphology34for34the34Presumptive34Identification34of34Microorganisms
Chapter349.3 4 Biochemical34Identification34of34Gram-Negative34Bacteria
Chapter3410.34Immunodiagnosis34of34Infectious34Diseases
Chapter3411.34Applications34of34Molecular34Diagnostics
Chapter3412.34Antibacterial34Mechanisms34of34Action34and34Bacterial34Resistance34Mechanisms
Chapter3413.34Antimicrobial34Susceptibility34Testing
Part342:34Laboratory34Identification34of34Significant34Isolates
Chapter3414.34Staphylococci
Chapter3415.34Streptococcus,34Enterococcus,34and34Other34Catalase-Negative,34Gram-Positive34Cocci
Chapter3416.34Aerobic34Gram-Positive34Bacilli
Chapter3417.34Neisseria34Species34and34Moraxella34catarrhalis
Chapter3418.34Haemophilus,34HACEK,34Legionella34and34Other34Fastidious34Gram-Negative34Bacilli
Chapter3419.34Enterobacteriaceae
Chapter3420.34Vibrio,34Aeromonas,34and34Campylobacter34Species
Chapter3421.34Nonfermenting34and34Miscellaneous34Gram-Negative34Bacilli
Chapter3422.34Anaerobes34of34Clinical34Importance
Chapter3423.34The34Spirochetes
Chapter3424.34Chlamydia,34Rickettsia,34and34Similar34Organisms
Chapter3425.34Mycoplasma34and34Ureaplasma
Chapter3426.34Mycobacterium34tuberculosis34and34Nontuberculous34Mycobacteria
Chapter3427.34Medically34Significant34Fungi
Chapter3428.34Diagnostic34Parasitology
Chapter3429.34Clinical34Virology
Chapter3430.34Agents34of34Bioterror34and34Forensic34Microbiology
Chapter3431.34Biofilms:34Architects34of34Disease
Part343:34Laboratory34Diagnosis34of34Infectious34Diseases:34and34Organ34System34Approach34to34Diagnostic34M
icrobiology
Chapter3432.34Upper34and34Lower34Respiratory34Tract34Infections
Chapter3433.34Skin34and34Soft34Tissue34Infections
Chapter3434.34Gastrointestinal34Infections34and34Food34Poisoning
Chapter3435.34Infections34of34the34Central34Nervous34System
Chapter3436.34Bacteremia34and34Sepsis
Chapter3437.34Urinary34Tract34Infections
Chapter3438.34Genital34Infections34and34Sexually34Transmitted34Infections
Chapter3439.34Infections34in34Special34Populations
Chapter3440.34Zoonotic34Diseases
Chapter3441.34Ocular34Infections
-
,Chapter3401:34Bacterial34Cell34Structure,34Physiology,34Metabolism,34and34Gen
etics34Mahon:34Textbook34of34Diagnostic34Microbiology,346th34Edition34Test34B
ank
MULTIPLE34CHOICE
1. To34survive,34microbial34inhabitants34have34learned34to34adapt34by34varying34all34of34the34following,34
cept
a. growth34rate.
b. growth34in34all34atmospheric34conditions.
c. growth34at34particular34temperatures.
d. bacterial34shape.
ANSWER:3 4 D
The34chapter34begins34by34discussing34the34way34microbial34inhabitants34have34had34to34evol
ve34to34survive34in34many34different34niches34and34habitats.34It34discusses34slow34growers,34ra
pid34growers,34and34replication34with34scarce34or34abundant34nutrients,34under34different34at
mospheric34conditions,34temperature34requirements,34and34cell34structure.34Bacterial34shape34
as34a34form34of34evolution34is34not34discussed.
OBJ:34 Level342:34Interpretation
2. Who34was34considered34the34father34of34protozoology34and34bacteriology?
a. Anton34van34Leeuwenhoek
b. Louis34Pasteur
c. Carl34Landsteiner
d. Michael34Douglas
ANSWER:3 4 A
The34book34discusses34Anton34van34Leeuwenhoek34as34the34inventor34of34the34microscope34an
d34the34first34person34to34see34the34“beasties.”34So34they34dubbed34him34the34father34of34pro
tozoology34and34bacteriology.34The34other34three34individuals34were34not34discussed.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
3. Prokaryotic34cells34have34which34of34the34following34structures34in34their34cytoplasm?
a. Golgi34apparatus
b. Ribosomes
c. Mitochondria
d. Endoplasmic34reticulum
ANSWER:3 4 B
All34the34structures34listed34are34found34in34eukaryotic34cells,34but34ribosomes34are34the34
only34ones34that34apply34to34prokaryotic34cells.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
4. This34form34of34DNA34is34commonly34found34in34eukaryotic34cells.
a. Linear
b. Circular
c. Plasmid
d. Colloid
TestBanks/34Solution34Manuals34and34Exam
, ANSWER:3 4 A
Circular34and34plasmid34DNA34are34usually34found34only34in34bacteria,34not34eukaryotic34cell
s.34Colloid34is34a34property34of34protein34molecules34and34is34not34associated34with34nucleotid
es.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
5. The34nuclear34membrane34in34prokaryotes34is
a. missing.
b. impenetrable.
c. a34classic34membrane.
d. a34lipid34bilayer34membrane.
ANSWER:3 4 A
Prokaryotic34cells34do34not34have34any34membrane-
bound34structures34in34the34cytoplasm34including34a34structured34nucleus.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
6. A34microorganism34that34is34a34unicellular34organism34and34lacks34a34nuclear34membra
ne34and34true34nucleus34belongs34to34which34classification?
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Algae
d. Parasite
ANSWER:3 4 B
Fungi,34algae,34and34parasites34are34unicellular34eukaryotic34organisms34that34contain34a34
true34nucleus.34Bacteria34are34prokaryotic34and34do34not34contain34a34true34nucleus34or34nu
clear34membrane.
OBJ:34 Level341:34Recall
7. In34the34laboratory,34the34clinical34microbiologist34is34responsible34for34all34the34following,34except
a. isolating34microorganisms.
b. selecting34treatment34for34patients.
c. identifying34microorganisms.
d. analyzing34bacteria34that34cause34disease.
ANSWER:3 4 B
Clinical34microbiologists34do34not34select34the34treatment34for34patients.34They34provide34the3
4doctor34with34the34name34of34the34organism34and34the34antibiotics34that34can34kill34the34bact
eria,34but34not34in34the34final34selection34of34treatment34protocols.
OBJ:34 Level342:34Recall
8. What34enables34the34microbiologist34to34select34the34correct34media34for34primary34culture34
and34optimize34the34chance34of34isolating34a34pathogenic34organism?
a. Determining34staining34characteristics
b. Understanding34the34cell34structure34and34biochemical34pathways34of34an34organism
c. Understanding34the34growth34requirements34of34potential34pathogens34at34specific34body34site
d. Knowing34the34differences34in34cell34walls34of34particular34bacteria
ANSWER:3 4 C
