State Board Practice Test

Bacteriology is the scientific study of

• Personal Hygiene

• Bacteria

• Toxins

• Disease

Another term that means the same as germ or bacteria is

• Parasite

• microbe

• mit

• lice

The communicable disease refers to a disease that is easlily

• Spread from one person to another.

• Vaccinated

• Immunized

• Not spread from one person to another

The common cold, hepatitis and measles are examples of:

• Beneficial diseases

• Harmful diseases

• Communicable diseases

• non-pathogenic diseases

This type of bacterial cell is coiled, corkscrew shaped organism that can cause highly contagious diseases:

• Spirilla

• Bacilli

• Staphylococci

• streptococci

Spherical shaped bacterial cell are known as

• cocci

• spirilla

• staphylococci

• bacilli

Rod-shaped bacterial cells are known as:

• Cocci

• Spirilla

• Staphylococci

• bacilli

As bacteria absorb food,each cell grows in size and divides, resulting in how many new cells

• Two

• Four

• Six

• Eight

Hair-like projection used by some bacteria ti propel themselves about are called cilia or:

• Flagella

• bacilli

• pediculosis

• feet

What is the relationship with bacteria and disinfectants when bacteria are in the spore-forming stage?

• bacteria are harmed by disinfectants

• bacteria are not harmed by disinfectants

• bacteria grow and thrive

• bacteria die immediately