Exam 2: BIOS 242/ BIOS242 (NEW 2026/ 2027 Update) Fundamentals of Microbiology with Lab Review| Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)—Chamberlain

Examl 2:l BIOSl 242/l BIOS242l (NEWl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Fundamentalsl ofl
Microbiologyl withl Labl Review|l Questionsl
&l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)—Chamberlain

QUESTION
Whatl arel antibiotics?



Answer:
substancesl (natural,l semisynthetic,l orl synthetic)l thatl specificallyl targetl bacteria.




QUESTION
Whatl arel antimicrobiall agents?


Answer:
inhibitl orl killl microorganisms




QUESTION
whatl doesl Fluoroquinolonesl target?



Answer:
DNA/l RNAl synthesis

,QUESTION
Whatl doesl Polymyxin(narrow)l target?



Answer:
celll membrane




QUESTION
Whatl doesl Cephalosporinl target?


Answer:
celll walll synthesis




QUESTION
Whatl doesl Tetracycline(broad)l target?



Answer:
proteinl synthesis




QUESTION
Whatl doesl Trimethopriml target?



Answer:
folicl acidl synthesis

, QUESTION
Al _________l drugl isl onel atl whichl microbesl survivel butl arel notl ablel tol growl andl
reproduce



Answer:
bacterialstatic




QUESTION
Whatl doesl bactericidall do?


Answer:
killsl bacteria




QUESTION
Whatl doesl disinfectionl do?



Answer:
usedl onl inanimatel (nonliving)l objectsl killsl vegetablel cellsl (l notl endospore)
ex.l chemicals,l boilingl water




QUESTION
Whatl isl antisepsis?


Answer:
removall ofl pathogensl froml livingl tissuel removesl vegetablel cellsl (notl endospores)