GTC Microbiology Verified Multiple Choice and
Conceptual Actual Exam Questions With
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1. Name the three genera of spirochetes: - ANSWER 1. Treponema
2. Borrelia
3. Leptospira
2. Which of these causes Lyme disease? - ANSWER Borrelia
3. Name two genera of bacteria that cause diseases that are transmitted by ticks:
- ANSWER 1. Rickettsia
2. Borrelia
4. Name three genera of bacteria that cause sexually transmitted diseases: -
ANSWER 1. Chlamydia
2. Neisseria
3. Treponema
5. Name three genera of bacteria that are primarily gram negative obligate
aerobic rods? - ANSWER 1. Bordetella
2. Legionella
,3. Pseudomonas
4. Burkholderia
6. Name the genus that causes whooping cough: - ANSWER Bordetella
7. Name the genus that causes often fatal infections for cystic fibrosis patients: -
ANSWER Burkholderia and Pseudomonas
8. Name the genus of bacteria that makes a red pigment and a green pigment: -
ANSWER red pigment: Serratia
green pigment: Pseudomonas
9. Explain what each of these expressions means: alpha hemolysis, beta
hemolysis, gamma hemolysis - ANSWER alpha: green coloration- partial
hemolysis; beta: clear coloration- complete hemolysis; gamma: no hemolysis
10. Which species of streptococcus undergoes each type? - ANSWER
alpha:Streptococcus pneumoniae; beta: Streptococcus pyogenes; gamma:
Enterococcus faecalis
11. Name the causative agent of cholera: - ANSWER Vibrio
12. Name 5 genera that contain gram negative rods and belong to the "enterics" -
ANSWER 1. Klebsiella
2. Enterobacter
,3. Helicobacter
4. Escherichia coli
5. Proteus
6. Serratia
7. Salmonella
13. Name two diseases caused by Hemophilus influenzae: - ANSWER 1.
Meningitis
2. Epiglottitis
3. Otitis
4. URI
14. Name two bacteria that are classified as intracellular parasites: - ANSWER
1. Chlamydia
2. Rickettsia
3. Chlamydophila
15. Name the two genera that form endospores: - ANSWER 1. bacillus
2. clostridium
16. Name an obligate anaerobic bacterium - ANSWER Clostridium
17. Name the bacterium that causes infectious blindness in many parts of the
world: - ANSWER Chlamydia
, 18. Name the bacterium that builds N2 into ammonia:
- ANSWER Azospirillum
19. Name the bacterium that causes stomach and duodenal ulcers: - ANSWER
Helicobacter pylori
20. Name the bacterium that causes the plague: - ANSWER Yersinia
21. Name the genus of the bacterium with a lot of mycolic acid in its cell wall: -
ANSWER Mycobacterium
22. Name the genus of the bacterium that causes diphtheria: - ANSWER
Corynebacterium
23. What is meant by the following: VRE, MRSA, VRSA - ANSWER VRE:
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus; VRSA: Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
24. This genus of bacteria causes meningococcemia: - ANSWER Neisseria
25. What is a vector? - ANSWER A vector is an insect which transmits another
parasite. Bacteria and viruses are also parasites.
Conceptual Actual Exam Questions With
Reviewed 100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update
1. Name the three genera of spirochetes: - ANSWER 1. Treponema
2. Borrelia
3. Leptospira
2. Which of these causes Lyme disease? - ANSWER Borrelia
3. Name two genera of bacteria that cause diseases that are transmitted by ticks:
- ANSWER 1. Rickettsia
2. Borrelia
4. Name three genera of bacteria that cause sexually transmitted diseases: -
ANSWER 1. Chlamydia
2. Neisseria
3. Treponema
5. Name three genera of bacteria that are primarily gram negative obligate
aerobic rods? - ANSWER 1. Bordetella
2. Legionella
,3. Pseudomonas
4. Burkholderia
6. Name the genus that causes whooping cough: - ANSWER Bordetella
7. Name the genus that causes often fatal infections for cystic fibrosis patients: -
ANSWER Burkholderia and Pseudomonas
8. Name the genus of bacteria that makes a red pigment and a green pigment: -
ANSWER red pigment: Serratia
green pigment: Pseudomonas
9. Explain what each of these expressions means: alpha hemolysis, beta
hemolysis, gamma hemolysis - ANSWER alpha: green coloration- partial
hemolysis; beta: clear coloration- complete hemolysis; gamma: no hemolysis
10. Which species of streptococcus undergoes each type? - ANSWER
alpha:Streptococcus pneumoniae; beta: Streptococcus pyogenes; gamma:
Enterococcus faecalis
11. Name the causative agent of cholera: - ANSWER Vibrio
12. Name 5 genera that contain gram negative rods and belong to the "enterics" -
ANSWER 1. Klebsiella
2. Enterobacter
,3. Helicobacter
4. Escherichia coli
5. Proteus
6. Serratia
7. Salmonella
13. Name two diseases caused by Hemophilus influenzae: - ANSWER 1.
Meningitis
2. Epiglottitis
3. Otitis
4. URI
14. Name two bacteria that are classified as intracellular parasites: - ANSWER
1. Chlamydia
2. Rickettsia
3. Chlamydophila
15. Name the two genera that form endospores: - ANSWER 1. bacillus
2. clostridium
16. Name an obligate anaerobic bacterium - ANSWER Clostridium
17. Name the bacterium that causes infectious blindness in many parts of the
world: - ANSWER Chlamydia
, 18. Name the bacterium that builds N2 into ammonia:
- ANSWER Azospirillum
19. Name the bacterium that causes stomach and duodenal ulcers: - ANSWER
Helicobacter pylori
20. Name the bacterium that causes the plague: - ANSWER Yersinia
21. Name the genus of the bacterium with a lot of mycolic acid in its cell wall: -
ANSWER Mycobacterium
22. Name the genus of the bacterium that causes diphtheria: - ANSWER
Corynebacterium
23. What is meant by the following: VRE, MRSA, VRSA - ANSWER VRE:
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci; MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus; VRSA: Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
24. This genus of bacteria causes meningococcemia: - ANSWER Neisseria
25. What is a vector? - ANSWER A vector is an insect which transmits another
parasite. Bacteria and viruses are also parasites.
