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BIOL 271 / BIOL271 Module 5 & 6: (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A Q: Rheumatic fever displays ______ hemolytic activity and occurs when ______ is left untreated. Answer: Beta; Strep. Pharyngitis (Strep throat (also known as strep. Pharyngitis) can lead to Rheumatic fever if left untreated and displays beta-hemolytic activity.) Q: True or False: Under most circumstances, Staphylococcus can be found in ~30% of human population where it remains pathogenic. Answer: False While Staphylococcus can be found in ~30% of the human population, it remains non-symptomatic. Q: True or False: Under most circumstances, staphylococcus can be found in ~80% of human population where it remains non-symptomatic. Answer: False (Staphylococcus is only found (non-symptomatic) in ~30% of the human population.) Q: Define commensal bacteria. Answer: The bacterium neither harms nor benefits from the host from which it obtains nutrients. Q: How can staphylococcus be differentially tested? Answer: Staphylococcus species are capable of growth in the presence of bile salts (MSA agar). Q: Match the following symptoms with their respective diseases: 1. Folliculitis 2. Scalded skin syndrome 3. Impetigo 4. Conjunctivitis 5. Ophthalmia neonatorum A. Childhood skin disease near mouth/nose B. Infection of thin, transparent scleral tissue C. Infection occurs at time of birth D. Pus-filled lesions on skin or hair E. Ruptured-pustules; treated with penicillin Answer: 1. Folliculitis: Pus-filled lesions on skin or hair 2. Scalded skin syndrome: Ruptured-pustules; treated with penicillin 3. Impetigo: Childhood skin disease near mouth/nose 4. Conjunctivitis: Infection of thin, transparent scleral tissue 5. Ophthalmia neonatorum: Infection occurs at time of birth Q: True or false: Staphylococcus is the only causative agent of conjunctivitis. Answer: False (There are bacterial and viral forms of conjunctivitis.) Q: True or False: TB is best identified by a Gram stain.

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BIOLl271l /l BIOL271l Modulesl 5 & 6:l
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel
A


Q:l Rheumaticl feverl displaysl ______l hemolyticl activityl andl occursl whenl
______l isl leftl untreated.


Answer:
Beta;
Strep.l Pharyngitis

(Strepl throatl (alsol knownl asl strep.l Pharyngitis)l canl leadl tol Rheumaticl
feverl ifl leftl untreatedl andl displaysl beta-hemolyticl activity.)




Q:l Truel orl False:l Underl mostl circumstances,l Staphylococcusl canl bel
foundl inl ~30%l ofl humanl populationl wherel itl remainsl pathogenic.


Answer:
False

Whilel Staphylococcusl canl bel foundl inl ~30%l ofl thel humanl population,l itl
remainsl non-symptomatic.




Q:l Truel orl False:l Underl mostl circumstances,l staphylococcusl canl bel foundl
inl ~80%l ofl humanl populationl wherel itl remainsl non-symptomatic.

,Answer:
Falsel

(Staphylococcusl isl onlyl foundl (non-symptomatic)l inl ~30%l ofl thel humanl
population.)




Q:l Definel commensall bacteria.

Answer:
Thel bacteriuml neitherl harmsl norl benefitsl froml thel hostl froml whichl itl
obtainsl nutrients.




Q:l Howl canl staphylococcusl bel differentiallyl tested?

Answer:
Staphylococcusl speciesl arel capablel ofl growthl inl thel presencel ofl bilel saltsl
(MSAl agar).




Q:l Matchl thel followingl symptomsl withl theirl respectivel diseases:

1.l Folliculitis
2.l Scaldedl skinl syndrome
3.l Impetigo
4.l Conjunctivitis
5.l Ophthalmial neonatorum

A.l Childhoodl skinl diseasel nearl mouth/nose

, B.l Infectionl ofl thin,l transparentl sclerall tissue
C.l Infectionl occursl atl timel ofl birth
D.l Pus-filledl lesionsl onl skinl orl hair
E.l Ruptured-pustules;l treatedl withl penicillin


Answer:
1.l Folliculitis:l
Pus-filledl lesionsl onl skinl orl hairl

2.l Scaldedl skinl syndrome:
Ruptured-pustules;l treatedl withl penicillinl

3.l Impetigo:l
Childhoodl skinl diseasel nearl mouth/nose

4.l Conjunctivitis:
Infectionl ofl thin,l transparentl sclerall tissuel

5.l Ophthalmial
neonatorum:
Infectionl occursl atl timel ofl birth




Q:l Truel orl false:l Staphylococcusl isl thel onlyl causativel agentl ofl
conjunctivitis.


Answer:
False

(Therel arel bacteriall andl virall formsl ofl conjunctivitis.)

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