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Microbiology Trivia 11: Antimicrobial Drugs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is an advantage of narrow-spectrum antimicrobials?

a)

Effective against many pathogens

b)

Can increase resistance pressure

c)

Lower risk of resistance pressure

d)

Can cause superinfection

2.

Which of these would be more likely to be appropriate to treat an unidentified pathogen?

a)

Broad-spectrum antimicrobial

b)

Narrow-spectrum antimicrobial

3.

A disease in this organ may increase the toxicity of a drug.

a)

Eye

b)

Heart

c)

Skin

d)

Kidney

4.

This route of administration will cause a drug’s plasma concentration to peak the fastest.

a)

Oral

b)

Intramuscular

c)

Intravenous

d)

Suppository

5.

What mode of action do beta-lactams use?

a)

Cell wall biosynthesis

b)

Protein biosynthesis

c)

Cell membrane function

d)

Nucleic acid synthesis

6.

Sulfonamides (sulfas) inhibit the synthesis of this.

a)

Acetic acid

b)

Folic acid

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

7.

Which of these do fungi make?

a)

Cholesterol

b)

Ergosterol

c)

Imidazole

d)

Cellulose

8.

Neuraminidase inhibitors can be effective against this.

a)

Influenza

b)

HIV

c)

Candida

d)

MRSA

9.

Reverse transcriptase inhibitors can be particularly effective against this.

a)

Influenza

b)

HIV

c)

Candida

d)

MRSA

10.

Proteins similar to the A-site of the bacterial ribosome have been found to contribute to amino-glycoside resistance. What mechanism of resistance is this?

a)

Efflux pump

b)

Target mimicry

c)

Drug modification

d)

Prevention of cellular uptake

11.

This type of antibiotic kills bacteria.

a)

Bacteriostatic

b)

Bactericidal

12.

This type of interaction is why some antibiotics are less effective when antacids are used.

a)

Antagonistic

b)

Synergistic

13.

Aminoglycosides are active against this in bacteria.

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Ribosome

d)

DNA

14.

This class of antibiotics includes Neosporin.

a)

Beta-lactams

b)

Oxazolidinones

c)

Polymixins

d)

Fluoroquinalones

15.

Which of these is the most typical target of antifungals?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Cell membrane