Answer Options:
Contains ribose
Contains adenine
Contains thymine
Contains guanine
Answer: Contains ribose
Question: The production or synthesis of proteins and carbohydrates by a bacterial cell is an example of:
Answer Options:
substrate-level phosphorylation
induction
catabolism
anabolism
fermentation
Answer: anabolism
Question: True or False: Protozoa are microorganisms.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The Gram stain is considered a multiple or differential stain.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is the most exclusive hierarchical taxonomic group?
Answer Options:
Species
Family
Genus
Phylum
Answer: Species
Question: The most abundant macromolecule (by weight) in a cell is:
Answer Options:
water
carbon
oxygen
protein
Answer: water
Question: Lysozyme and the antibiotic penicillin have similar mechanisms of action in that they both cause damage to the bacterial ___.
Answer Options:
Cell membrane
Capsule
Cell wall
Ribosomes
DNA
Answer: Cell wall
Question: Which of the following can develop antibiotic resistance:
Answer Options:
Humans
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
All of the answers are correct
Answer: Bacteria
Question: Infection with which herpesvirus can lead to lifelong neurological damage or death in fetuses and/or infants?
Answer Options:
Adenoviruses
Varicella zoster
Cytomegalovirus
Epstein-Barr
Answer: Cytomegalovirus
Question: Which of these is never a virulence factor?
Answer Options:
Capsules
Ribosomes
Exotoxins
Endotoxins
Answer: Ribosomes
Question: Which of the following is NOT an example of a DNA virus?
Answer Options:
Adenoviruses
Papilloma viruses
HIV
Poxviruses
All of the above are DNA viruses.
Answer: HIV
Question: What is the total magnification of an image, if you are using the 100X objective lens with an ocular lens magnification power of 10X?
Answer Options:
10X
100X
1000X
1X
Answer: 1000X
Question: Starch is a type of:
Answer Options:
protein
lipid
nucleic acid
carbohydrate
Answer: carbohydrate
Question: True or False: You must heat Ebola-contaminated materials to 80°C for 60 minutes in order to decontaminate them.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: A dimorphic fungus ___________.
Answer Options:
Stains both gram + and gram –
Has both pathogenic and non-pathogenic forms
Can infect the same patient more than once
Has two different growth morphologies depending on the temperature
Answer: Has two different growth morphologies depending on the temperature
Question: Penicillin is an antibiotic produced by:
Answer Options:
Protozoa
Pigs
Viruses
Fungi
All the above
Answer: Fungi
Question: __________ microscopy involves the use of dyes that must be exposed to UV light.
Answer Options:
Electron
Bright field
Phase contrast
Fluorescent
Answer: Fluorescent
Question: Approximately how many CFU would you expect to count if you plated 0.1 mL of a broth with a cell density of 3.50 x 10^2 CFU/mL?
Answer Options:
35 CFU
3.50 CFU
350 CFU
0.35 CFU
Answer: 35 CFU
Question: The key differentiating (most crucial) step in the Gram stain is the application of Gram’s iodine.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: The English physician Edward Jenner is considered the “Father of Immunology” because:
Answer Options:
He developed Jenner’s Postulates
He developed the first vaccine
He was responsible for aseptic technique in hospitals
He was the first to disprove spontaneous generation
He invented microscopes
Answer: He developed the first vaccine
Question: Which of the following is NOT associated with inflammation?
Answer Options:
Margination
Edema
Phagocytosis
T cells
Answer: T cells