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Worksheets3. BMS191 - Microbiology Practice Quiz
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
What is the Definition of Microbiology?
The study of all living organisms that are visible to the naked eye
The study of all nonliving organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye
The study of all living organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye
The study of all nonliving organisms that are too large and can be seen with the naked eye
Which of the following isnt TRUE about Microbes?
Microorganisms too small to be seen by the human eye (without microscope)
Microbes are everywhere!
Make up the most numerous organisms in the world
Microbes are harmful not beneficial
What is definition of Normal Flora?
Different types of bacteria and fungi that inhabit your body causing a disease state
Only different types of bacteria and fungi that inhabit your body without causing a disease state
Different types of bacteria and fungi that inhabit your body without causing a disease state
Only different types of fungi that inhabit your body without causing a disease state
What is the name of the Staining Technique we used in this experiment?
Gramham Stain Technique
Normal Stain Technique
Bacteria Stain Technique
Gram Stain Technique
Infection and disease are caused by microorganisms called pathogens.
True
False
Viruses cannot reproduce unless they are within another cell.
True
False
Microorganisms that require oxygen to live
pathogen
nonpathogen
anaerobic
aerobic
What are Similarities between Prokaryotic cells & Eukaryotic cells? Select all that apply?
Methods of reproduction by cell division, binary fission, mitosis, or meiosis
Presence of DNA and RNA for protein synthesis
Cellular metabolism organized in specific metabolic pathways
Responses to external and internal stimuli to changes in temperature, pH, and nutrient levels
has Phospholipid bilayer, with proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates
Peptidoglycan chains provide the basis for gram staining; which has a THIN layer
Gram-negative staining
Gram-positive staining
Gram-neutral staining
What epidemiological term describes the number of NEW cases of a disease or event in a specific population?
incidence
risk
monitoring
mortality
What epidemiological term describes the number of times a condition occurs in relation to the total number of people?
incidence
prevalance
monitoring
surveillance
What epidemiological term describes the number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time per unit of population?
incidence
morbidity
monitoring
mortality
What epidemiological term describes the measurement of the number of deaths per 1,000 in a given population
incidence
morbidity
monitoring
mortality
carrier
someone who acts as a vector for the infection but does not get infected themselves
someone who gets sick and infects others
an object that holds the infectious agent
The five principal modes of transmission of infectious diseases are contact, droplets, airborne, vehicular, vector.
True
False
Which one of these terms is part of the chain of infection?
Portal of exit
Mode of transmission
Portal of transmission
Reservoir
A healthcare associated infection is one that is acquired outside of a healthcare facility.
True
False
takes over the cell's functions.
Algae are similar to plants, yet they don't have _____
Roots
Flowers and Fruits
Stem
Leaves
Which one of the following statements about fungi is true?
All fungi are unicellular
All fungi are eukaryotic
All fungi are autotrophic
Most fungi are anaerobic
Most fungi are pathogenic to humans
Transmission of helminthic diseases to humans is usually by:
Respiratory route.
Genitourinary route.
Gastrointestinal route.
Vectors.
All of these.
Diseases that are always present in a community, usually at a low, more or less constant, frequency are classified as having an ____________ pattern.
Epidemic
Endemic
Pandemic
Outbreak
An epidemic that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is referred to as a _________________ .
pandemic
epidemic
Endemic
Dengue fever infects between 50 to 100 million people each year in countries all over the world. What is the term use for dengue fever?
outbreak
pandemic
epidemic
endemic
Complete destruction of all microorganisms on a surface can be achieved by
antisepsis.
disinfection.
sterilization.
sanitization.
A disinfectant is normally used on the skin.
True
False
If a microbial control method changes the bonds that determine the tertiary structure of a microbe, what method of action has taken place?
Inhibit synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids
Disrupt cytoplasmic membrane
Damage to cell wall
Alter function of proteins and nucleic acids
_______ kills by disrupting cell membrane functions, denaturing proteins, and inactivating nucleic acids.
Refrigeration
Freezing
Heat
Radiation
