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Antimicrobials

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Microbial resistance to drugs is acquired through 
a)
conjugation
b)
transformation
c)
transduction
d)
all of these
2.
A compound synthesized by bacteria of fungi that destroys or inhibits the growth of other microbes is a/an
a)
synthetic drug
b)
antibiotic
c)
antimicrobial drug
d)
competitive inhibitor
3.
An antibiotic that disrupts the normal flora can cause
a)
the teeth to turn brown
b)
aplastic anemia
c)
a superinfection
d)
hepatotoxicity
4.

Cephalosporins and Penicillin MOA (mechanism of action) is:

a)

inhibit protein synthesis

b)

destroys cell wall

c)

inhibit growth or multiplication

5.

Bacteriostatic means to:

a)

stop the growth and multiplication

b)

destroy the cell wall

c)

inhibit protein synthesis

6.

The use of a drug to prevent a person at risk of an imminent infection is called

a)

prophylaxis

b)

synergism

c)

prebiotics

d)

competitive inhibition

7.

Sulfa drugs work on

a)

folic acid biosynthesis

b)

nucleic acid biosynthesis

c)

peptidoglycan biosynthesis

d)

ribosome biosynthesis

8.

Opportunistic pathogens

a)

cause disease in compromised individuals.

b)

cause disease in every individual.

c)

are always pathogens.

d)

have well-developed virulence factors.

9.

Which of these antimicrobials will treat Herpes virus?

a)

Oseltamivir

b)

Acyclovir

c)

Zidovudine

d)

Amprenavir

10.

Which antimicrobial inhibits heme detoxification?

a)

Chloroquine

b)

Penicillin

c)

Cephalosporin

d)

Bacitracin

11.

Oxazolidinones function with which mode of action?

a)

inhibits DNA synthesis

b)

inhibits bacterial RNA polymerase activity

c)

disrupts the cell membrane

d)

interferes with the formation of the initiation complex between 30s and 50s subunit

12.

Penicillin targets what molecule in cell wall synthesis?

a)

Cholesterol

b)

Lipids

c)

Peptidoglycan

d)

Transmembrane receptors

13.

Which of these is not used to treat the flu virus?

a)

Tamiflu

b)

Amprenavir

c)

Amantadine

d)

Oseltamivir

14.

This antimicrobial treats Giardia lamblia.

a)

Metronidazole

b)

Cephalosporin

c)

Raltegravir

d)

Trimethoprim

15.

Which of these antimicrobials would be used to treat a fungal infection?

a)

Aminoglycoside

b)

Polymyxin

c)

Ketoconazole

d)

Vancomycin