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Fundamentals of Microbiology with
Lab | Review Questions & Answers
| 100% Correct | Grade A -
Chamberlain
Question:
Opsonization, agglutination, complement, antitoxin, and neutralization
Answer:
Antibodies coat the surface of a bacterium, preventing its normal function
and reproduction in various ways such as:
Question:
Antibodies called opsonins stimulate __________, a process that makes
microbes more readily recognized by phagocytes, so that they can dispose of
them. It has been likened to putting handles on a slippery object to provide
phagocytes a better group.
Answer:
Opsonization
,Question:
The capacity for antibodies to ______________, antigens is the consequences
of their cross-linking cells or particles into large clumps. It renders microbes
immobile and enhances their phagocytosis.
Answer:
Agglutinate
Question:
The interaction of an antibody with _____________ can result in the specific
rupturing of cells and some viruses.
Answer:
Complement
Question:
Antitoxins
Answer:
It is a special type of antibody that neutralizes bacterial exotoxins.
, Question:
Neutralization
Answer:
A reaction in which antibodies fill the surface receptors on a virus or the active
site on a microbial enzyme to prevent it from attaching normally.
Question:
When Activated, Cytotoxic T Cells Kill_______________.
Answer:
Infected Self-Cells
Question:
Sterilization
Answer:
kills all microorganisms
Question:
Pasteurization
Answer:
Reduces Spoilage Organism