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WESTCOTT MICROBIO FINAL EXAM 1&2 WITH
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
Question: 1.
Which of the following would be a virulence factor of a pathogen?
a surface protein allowing the pathogen to bind to host cells
a secondary host the pathogen can infect
a surface protein the host immune system recognizes
the ability to form a provirus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a surface protein allowing the pathogen to
bind to host cells
Question: 1.
You have recently identified a new toxin. It is produced by a gram-negative bacterium. It is
composed mostly of protein, has high toxicity, and is not heat stable. You also discover that it
targets liver cells. Based on these characteristics, how would you classify this toxin?
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superantigen
endotoxin
exotoxin
leukocidin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔exotoxin
Question: 1.
Which of the following applies to hyaluronidase?
It acts as a spreading factor.
It promotes blood clotting.
It is an example of an adhesin.
It is produced by immune cells to target pathogens. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔it acts as a
spreading factor
Question: 2.
Phospholipases are enzymes that do which of the following?
degrade antibodies
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promote pathogen spread through connective tissue.
degrade nucleic acid to promote spread of pathogen
degrade cell membranes to allow pathogens to escape phagosomes - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔degrade cell membranes to allow pathogens to escape phagosomes
Question: 3.
Which of the following is a major virulence factor for the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus?
hemolysin
capsule
collagenase
fimbriae - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔capsule
Question: 14.
Which of the following pathogens undergoes antigenic variation to avoid immune defenses?
Candida
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Cryptococcus
Plasmodium
Giardia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Plasmodium
Question: Which of the following foods is NOT made by fermentation?
beer
bread
cheese
orange juice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔orange juice
Question: Who is considered the "father of Western medicine"?
Marcus Terentius Varro
Thucydides
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Hippocrates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hippocrates
Question: Who was the first to observe "animalcules" under the microscope?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Ötzi the Iceman
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WESTCOTT MICROBIO FINAL EXAM 1&2 WITH
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
Question: 1.
Which of the following would be a virulence factor of a pathogen?
a surface protein allowing the pathogen to bind to host cells
a secondary host the pathogen can infect
a surface protein the host immune system recognizes
the ability to form a provirus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a surface protein allowing the pathogen to
bind to host cells
Question: 1.
You have recently identified a new toxin. It is produced by a gram-negative bacterium. It is
composed mostly of protein, has high toxicity, and is not heat stable. You also discover that it
targets liver cells. Based on these characteristics, how would you classify this toxin?
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superantigen
endotoxin
exotoxin
leukocidin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔exotoxin
Question: 1.
Which of the following applies to hyaluronidase?
It acts as a spreading factor.
It promotes blood clotting.
It is an example of an adhesin.
It is produced by immune cells to target pathogens. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔it acts as a
spreading factor
Question: 2.
Phospholipases are enzymes that do which of the following?
degrade antibodies
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promote pathogen spread through connective tissue.
degrade nucleic acid to promote spread of pathogen
degrade cell membranes to allow pathogens to escape phagosomes - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔degrade cell membranes to allow pathogens to escape phagosomes
Question: 3.
Which of the following is a major virulence factor for the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus?
hemolysin
capsule
collagenase
fimbriae - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔capsule
Question: 14.
Which of the following pathogens undergoes antigenic variation to avoid immune defenses?
Candida
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Cryptococcus
Plasmodium
Giardia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Plasmodium
Question: Which of the following foods is NOT made by fermentation?
beer
bread
cheese
orange juice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔orange juice
Question: Who is considered the "father of Western medicine"?
Marcus Terentius Varro
Thucydides
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Hippocrates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Hippocrates
Question: Who was the first to observe "animalcules" under the microscope?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Ötzi the Iceman
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