SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS/STATE BOARD REVIEW
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT||
LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
Methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms -
CORRECTANSWER Infection Control
one celled microorganisms having both plant and animal characteristics. Some are
harmful and harmless -CORRECTANSWER Bacteria
parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological
organisms. Capable of replication only through taking over host cells -
CORRECTANSWER Virus
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism, while contributing
nothing -CORRECTANSWER parasite
ability of the body to destroy and resist infection -CORRECTANSWER immunity
partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living -CORRECTANSWER
natural immunity
, immunity that the body develops after overcoming a disease, through inoculations -
CORRECTANSWER acquired immunity
can prevent the spread of disease caused by exposure to potentially infectious
materials on an item's surface -CORRECTANSWER Proper decontamination
removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an items surface and
removal of visible debris or residue such as dust, hair, and skin -CORRECTANSWER
decontamination
chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned
surfaces to a safe level -CORRECTANSWER sanitation aka sanitizing
the process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores -
CORRECTANSWER sterilization
chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms(except
bacterial spores) on environmental surfaces -CORRECTANSWER disinfection
regulates and enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the work
place -CORRECTANSWER OSHA
occupational safety and health administration -CORRECTANSWER OSHA
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT||
LATEST UPDATE 2025/26
Methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms -
CORRECTANSWER Infection Control
one celled microorganisms having both plant and animal characteristics. Some are
harmful and harmless -CORRECTANSWER Bacteria
parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological
organisms. Capable of replication only through taking over host cells -
CORRECTANSWER Virus
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism, while contributing
nothing -CORRECTANSWER parasite
ability of the body to destroy and resist infection -CORRECTANSWER immunity
partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living -CORRECTANSWER
natural immunity
, immunity that the body develops after overcoming a disease, through inoculations -
CORRECTANSWER acquired immunity
can prevent the spread of disease caused by exposure to potentially infectious
materials on an item's surface -CORRECTANSWER Proper decontamination
removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an items surface and
removal of visible debris or residue such as dust, hair, and skin -CORRECTANSWER
decontamination
chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned
surfaces to a safe level -CORRECTANSWER sanitation aka sanitizing
the process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores -
CORRECTANSWER sterilization
chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms(except
bacterial spores) on environmental surfaces -CORRECTANSWER disinfection
regulates and enforces safety and health standards to protect employees in the work
place -CORRECTANSWER OSHA
occupational safety and health administration -CORRECTANSWER OSHA
