Microbiology 2117 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam (elaborations) OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 14: Antim (BIOL2117) Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Which was the first antimicrobial agent discovered to treat syphilis? A. chloramphenicol B. compound 606* C. penicillin D. sulfonamide Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 14, 23 2. Who is credited for first finding an antimicrobial agent? A. Paul Ehrlich* B. Alexander Fleming C. Edward Jenner D. Joseph Lister Difficulty: Moderate ...

BIOL 2117 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs

BIOL 2117 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity

BIOL 2117 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 9: Microbial Growth

BIOL 2117 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology

BIOL 2117 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics

Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Which term refers to the study of the geographic distribution of disease and its transmission? A. epidemiology* B. etiology C. morbidology D. pathology 2. Which term refers to the study of the cause of disease? A. epidemiology B. etiology* C. morbidology D. pathology 3. Tetanus, which is caused by Clostridium tetani, is an example of which type of disease?

Measured in electromagnetic waves CORRECT ANSWER Visible Light Distance between two waves CORRECT ANSWER Wavelength How high and low between peaks and depths of two waves CORRECT ANSWER Amplitude How many waves in a specific time period CORRECT ANSWER Frequency When a wave bounces off of a material CORRECT ANSWER Reflection When a wave travels through a material (like glass) CORRECT ANSWER Transmission When material captures the energy of a light wave CORRECT ANSWER Absorbance ...

Cryptococcus neoformans lungs/CNS/skin in 15% of cases fungus found in soil and bird droppings discovered by Otto Buse in 1894 Francesco Sanfeliee isolated colony from peach juice Jean Vuillemin renamed it b/c it doesn't form aesospores encapsulated obligate anaerobe thick capsule polysaccharide, 37C, K: Fungi, P: Basidiomycota, C: Tremellomycetes O: Tremellales F: Tremellaceae, G: Cryptococcus Usually people w/ weakened immune systems HIV/AIDS, organ transplant, immunosuppressent m...

Exam (elaborations) OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 10: Bioch (BIOL2117) Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Gregor Mendel conducted his revolutionary work on patterns of inheritance using which organism? A. fruit flies B. pea plants* C. roundworms D. snapdragons Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 2. Which best describes true-breeding organisms? A. They are heterozygous at multiple loci. B. They have been produced through hybridi...