Answer Options:
Flagellin
Bioluminescence
Peptidoglycan
Capsules
Answer: Peptidoglycan
Question: If a pregnant woman contracts toxoplasmosis, the fetus may suffer devastating complications including brain damage, liver damage, or stillbirth.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Toxins made of proteins that are secreted by living bacteria into host tissue are:
Answer Options:
A. Endotoxins
B. Exotoxins
C. Nanotoxins
D. Capsules
E. Molecules
Answer: B. Exotoxins
Question: Which one is the most common bipolar disorder?
Answer Options:
Cyclothymia
Bipolar I disorder
Bipolar II disorder
Bipolar N disorder
Answer: Bipolar I disorder
Question: A segment of DNA that codes for the synthesis of an RNA molecule that will then code for a specific protein is a _______.
Answer Options:
gene
thymine
chromosome
plasmid
Answer: gene
Question: Which influenza type has been responsible for global outbreaks of the flu?
Answer Options:
Type A
Type B
Type C
All of the options are true
Answer: Type A
Question: A prokaryotic cell wall that has primarily peptidoglycan with small amounts of teichoic acid is characteristic of a/an ________ organism.
Answer Options:
Gram negative
Gram positive
Archaea
Endospores
Algae
Answer: Gram positive
Question: Which is the most efficient energy source glucose OR starch for Bacillus subtilis as a source of energy?
Answer Options:
Glucose
Starch
Answer: Glucose
Question: The following are Koch’s Postulates, in random order. Which is the correct order?
Answer Options:
(1) The suspected organism is grown in pure culture
(2) Cells from a pure culture of the suspected organism should cause disease in a healthy animal
(3) The organism is re-isolated and shown to be the same as the original
(4) The suspected pathogen should be present in all cases of the disease and absent from healthy animals.
1, 3, 2, 4
3, 4, 1, 2
3, 1, 2, 4
4, 1, 2, 3
1, 2, 4, 3
Answer: 4, 1, 2, 3
Question: In a BSL-2 laboratory, sandals & open-toed shoes are permitted as appropriate footwear in the laboratory. True False
Answer: False
Question: When moving from a low power objective lens to a higher power objective lens, the field of view that is observed decreases.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Lack of which hormone can cause Diabetes Insipidus?
Answer Options:
Glucagon
Antidiuretic hormone
Thyroid
Oxytocin
Answer: Antidiuretic hormone
Question: This laboratory course includes assignments that need to be completed by a certain day/time of the week. What is this due day/time?
Answer Options:
The first day of the month
The last day of the month
11:59 PM the day prior to the weekly laboratory meeting
Saturdays at 11:59 PM
Answer: 11:59 PM the day prior to the weekly laboratory meeting
Question: Which of the following is measured to determine the zone of inhibition?
Answer Options:
Volume
Diameter
Radius
Area
Answer: Diameter
Question: Intense fear of discomfort is found in which psychiatric disorder?
Answer Options:
Delirium
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Manic disorder
Panic disorder
Answer: Panic disorder
Question: You are talking to a relative who was recently diagnosed with stomach ulcers. They say that the doctors want them to start a course of antibiotics, but your relative thinks that reducing stress and spicy foods will work just as well. You tell them that you have learned about this in micro class, and in fact stomach ulcers are caused by
Answer Options:
Lactobacillus rhamnosus
Helicobacter pylori
Streptococcus pyogenes
Bacillus anthracis
Answer: Helicobacter pylori
Question: “Bacteria” is a ________ name.
Answer Options:
Species
Family
Domain
Genus
Phylum
Answer: Domain
Question: What are the mutants/mL of a TSA + streptomycin agar plate that contains 1.5 mL of sample and 25 mutant colonies (rounded to nearest whole)?
Answer Options:
38 mutants/mL
17 mutants/mL
Answer: 17 mutants/mL
Question: Which of the following is the most inclusive hierarchical taxonomic group?
Answer Options:
Species
Family
Genus
Phylum
Class
Answer: Phylum