Cosmetology Practice exam questions and
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
Bacteria
- correct answer one celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics
Viruses
- correct answer microorganism capable of infecting almost all plants and animals, including bacteria.
Parasites
- correct answer plant or animal organisms that live on, or in, another living organism and draw their
nourishment from that organism. Must have a host to survive.
Immunity
- correct answer ability of the body to destroy and resist infection
Sanitation
- correct answer removing all visible dirt and debris
Sterilization
- correct answer complete elimination of all microbial life, including spores. Only necessary when
instruments have come in contact with blood.
OSHA- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- correct answer regulates and enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the work
place.
MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet
- correct answer Information about hazardous ingredients, safe use and handling procedures,
precautions to reduce the risk of harm and over exposure, flammability and dada incase of fire, proper
disposal guidelines and medical information in case a reaction to product occurs.
,EPA- Environmental Protection Agency
- correct answer Licenses two types of disinfectants used in salons; Tuberculocidal, and Hospital.
Hospital products are safe for cleaning blood and body fluids, Tuberculocidal disinfectants are proven to
kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, which is more difficult to kill.
FDA- Food and drug administration
- correct answer Prohibits sale of antifungal products for finger and toenails without a medical
prescription.
Universal Precautions
- correct answer a set of guidelines published by OSHA that require the employer and the employee to
assume that all human blood and body fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
Cells
- correct answer the basic units of all living thing, from bacteria to plants and animals, and including
human beings
Protoplasm
- correct answer colorless jelly like substance in cells in which food elements such as protein, fats,
carbohydrates, mineral salts and water are present
Nucleus
- correct answer The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cell.
cytoplasm
- correct answer All the protoplasm of a cell that surrounds the nucleus
Cell membrane
- correct answer thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
Mitosis
- correct answer The reproduction process in which cells divide into two identical cells called daughter
cells.
, Metabolism
- correct answer set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down
materials as it carries out its life processes
anabolism
- correct answer Process of building up complex materials (proteins) from simple materials
Catabolism
- correct answer breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
Tissue
- correct answer group of similar cells that perform a particular function
Heart
- correct answer Circulates the blood
Lungs
- correct answer Supply Oxygen to the blood
Skin
- correct answer forms external protective covering of the body
Skeletal system
- correct answer the physical foundation of the body. It is composed of 206 bones that vary in size and
shame and are connected by moveable and immovable joints.
Circulatory system
- correct answer body system consisting of the heart and blood vessels that circulate blood through the
body
Endocrine system
- correct answer affects the growth, development, sexual activities, and health of the entire body.
answers 2024\2025 A+ Grade
Bacteria
- correct answer one celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics
Viruses
- correct answer microorganism capable of infecting almost all plants and animals, including bacteria.
Parasites
- correct answer plant or animal organisms that live on, or in, another living organism and draw their
nourishment from that organism. Must have a host to survive.
Immunity
- correct answer ability of the body to destroy and resist infection
Sanitation
- correct answer removing all visible dirt and debris
Sterilization
- correct answer complete elimination of all microbial life, including spores. Only necessary when
instruments have come in contact with blood.
OSHA- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- correct answer regulates and enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the work
place.
MSDS- Material Safety Data Sheet
- correct answer Information about hazardous ingredients, safe use and handling procedures,
precautions to reduce the risk of harm and over exposure, flammability and dada incase of fire, proper
disposal guidelines and medical information in case a reaction to product occurs.
,EPA- Environmental Protection Agency
- correct answer Licenses two types of disinfectants used in salons; Tuberculocidal, and Hospital.
Hospital products are safe for cleaning blood and body fluids, Tuberculocidal disinfectants are proven to
kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, which is more difficult to kill.
FDA- Food and drug administration
- correct answer Prohibits sale of antifungal products for finger and toenails without a medical
prescription.
Universal Precautions
- correct answer a set of guidelines published by OSHA that require the employer and the employee to
assume that all human blood and body fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
Cells
- correct answer the basic units of all living thing, from bacteria to plants and animals, and including
human beings
Protoplasm
- correct answer colorless jelly like substance in cells in which food elements such as protein, fats,
carbohydrates, mineral salts and water are present
Nucleus
- correct answer The dense, active protoplasm found in the center of the cell.
cytoplasm
- correct answer All the protoplasm of a cell that surrounds the nucleus
Cell membrane
- correct answer thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
Mitosis
- correct answer The reproduction process in which cells divide into two identical cells called daughter
cells.
, Metabolism
- correct answer set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down
materials as it carries out its life processes
anabolism
- correct answer Process of building up complex materials (proteins) from simple materials
Catabolism
- correct answer breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
Tissue
- correct answer group of similar cells that perform a particular function
Heart
- correct answer Circulates the blood
Lungs
- correct answer Supply Oxygen to the blood
Skin
- correct answer forms external protective covering of the body
Skeletal system
- correct answer the physical foundation of the body. It is composed of 206 bones that vary in size and
shame and are connected by moveable and immovable joints.
Circulatory system
- correct answer body system consisting of the heart and blood vessels that circulate blood through the
body
Endocrine system
- correct answer affects the growth, development, sexual activities, and health of the entire body.
