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Day 13 Antibiotic Resistance and Horizontal Genetic Transfer

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the M in MRSA stand for?

a)

Methicillin

b)

Mezlocillin

c)

Metronidazole

d)

Meropenem

2.

What is transferred to the bacterial cell during conjugation

a)

Viral DNA

b)

Plasmids

c)

DNA from the environment

d)

Phage DNA

3.

Which of these are the three mechanisms by which bacterial cells undergo horizontal gene transfer and achieve genetic diversity? Choose all that apply.

a)

Transformation

b)

Transduction

c)

Conjugation

d)

Binary fission

4.

Because antibiotics don't affect viruses, they are useless against many common illnesses. Which of these conditions is MOST likely to respond to the drugs?

a)

Common cold

b)

Flu

c)

Bronchitis

d)

Strep throat

5.

Which of these are mechanisms of drug (antimicrobial) resistance? Choose more than one.

a)

Efflux pump

b)

Inactivation

c)

Blocked penetration

d)

Target modification

6.

What does the E in VRE stand for?

a)

Enterobacteriacae

b)

Enterics

c)

Escherichia

d)

Enterococci

7.

If your doctor prescribes antibiotics, you should keep taking the pills until you feel better but not after that

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Bacteria still havent found a defense against vancomycin, one of the most powerful antibiotics around

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following terms refers to the ability of an antimicrobial drug to harm the target microbe without harming the host?

a)

Mode of action

b)

Selective toxicity

c)

Spectrum of activity

d)

Therapeutic level

10.

What transfers DNA to the bacterial cell during transduction?

a)

Plasmids

b)

Naked DNA

c)

Bacteriophage

11.

If you have some antibiotics in your medicine cabinet, it's alright to share them with a sick friend.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which antimicrobials are MDR-TB resistant to? Choose all that apply

a)

Rifampin

b)

Fluorquinolones

c)

Isoniazid

13.

What bacterium has been genetically engineered to produce human insulin for the treatment of diabetes?

a)

Streptomyces species

b)

Escherichia coli

c)

Staphylococcus aureus

d)

Salmonella enteritidis