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The three-domain system, bacteria belong in which domain?
a. Eukarya b. Archaea c. Bacteria d. None of the above |
c. Bacteria
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Binomial nomenclature consists of:
a. Kingdom and Division b. Class and Order c. Genus and Species d. Family and Genus |
c. Genus and Species
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An example of a classification of a strain of bacteria would read:
a. Lactobacillus b. Acidophilus c. Lactobacillus Acidophilus d. Lactobacillus Acidophilus DDS-1 |
d. Lactobacillus Acidophilus DDS-1
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Which method used to classify microorganisms deals with the internal living activities of that microorganism?
a. Differential Staining Reactions b. Cell Morphology c. Biochemical Tests d. Serological Tests |
c. Biochemical Tests
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The two standard reference books for bacterial classification and identification by Bergey's are:
a. Systematic and Determinative b. Differential and Nominative c. Nominative and Determinative c. Differential and Sequential |
a. Systematic and Determinative
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Which bacteria are poorly or not readily Gram-Stained?
a. Chlamydia b. Mycoplasma c. Spirochetes d. Rickettsia e. All of the above f. None of the above |
e. All of the above
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Which bacteria are obligate intracellular parasites?
a. Cocci and Bacilli b. Rickettsia and Spirochetes c. Chlamydia and Rickettsia d. Mycoplasma and Cocci |
c. Chlamydia and Rickettsia
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What is the difference between Staphyloccus and Streptococcus?
a. Staph is Aerobic, Strep is anaerobic b. Staph is endospore-forming, Strep is not c. Staph is filamentous, Strep is not d. Staph is Gram-negative, Strep is Gram-positive |
a. Staph is Aerobic, Strep is anaerobic
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What is the difference between Bacillus and Clostridium?
a. Only one is Gram-positive b. Only one is a Bacilli c. Only one is endospore-forming d. Only one is aerobic |
d. Only one is aerobic
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What is not a characteristic of Zoonotic bacteria?
a. Gram-negative bacilli b. Gram-positive bacilli c. Facultative aerobic d. Straight |
b. Gram-positive bacilli
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How are Neisseria, Legionella, and Pseudomonas alike?
a. All are facultative aerobic b. All are respiratory organisms c. All are Gram-negative d. All are aerobic |
c. All are Gram-negative
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Which of the following is not a zoonotic bacteria?
a. Brucella b. Spirillum c. Yersinia d. Francisella e. Pasteurella |
b. Spirillum
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Which bacteria is pathogenic only inside the GI tract?
a. E Coli b. Shigella c. Krebsiella d. Serratia |
b. Shigella
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How are Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus alike?
a. All are Gram-positive b. All are Gram-negative c. All are cocci d. All are aerobic |
c. All are cocci
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Which is not a disease caused by spirochetes?
a. Syphilis b. Gonorrhea c. Lyme disease d. Leptospirosis |
b. Gonorrhea
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Which bacterium is responsible for peptic ulcer and gastric cancer?
a. Bordatella b. Neisseria c. Helicobacter d. Listeria |
c. Helicobacter
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Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus are caused by what bacteria, respectfully?
a. Salmonella, Escherichia, Shigella b. Corynebacterium, Bordatella, Clostridium c. Brucella, Nocardia, Mycobacterium d. Actinomyces, Chlamydia, Rickettsia |
b. Corynebacterium, Bordatella, Clostridium
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What is the leading cause of traveler's diarrhea?
a. Chlamydia b. Pasteurella c. Escherichia coli d. Salmonella |
c. Escherichia coli
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Which of the following is not a bacterial STD?
a. Chlamydia b. Genital Herpes c. Gonorrhea d. Syphilis |
b. Genital Herpes
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Which is not a cause of neonatal meningitis?
a. Escherichia coli b. Streptococcus agalactiae c. Chlamydia trachomatis d. Listeria monocytogenes |
c. Chlamydia trachomatis
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What is the most common STD in the U.S.?
a. Chlamydia b. Syphilis c. Gonorrhea d. Genital Herpes |
a. Chlamydia
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What is the most common type of atypical pneumonia caused by?
a. Streptococcus pneumoniae b. Chlamydia pneumoniae c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae d. Klebsiella pneumoniae |
c. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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The bacteria responsible for cholera is:
a. Bacillus b. Vibrio c. Clostridium d. Staphylococcus |
b. Vibrio
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The bacteria responsible for anthrax is:
a. Bacillus b. Vibrio c. Clostridium d. Staphylococcus |
a. Bacillus
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The bacteria responsible for TSS is:
a. Bacillus b. Vibrio c. Clostridium d. Staphylococcus |
d. Staphylococcus
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The bacteria responsible for botulism is:
a. Bacillus b. Vibrio c. Clostridium d. Staphylococcus |
c. Clostridium
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Antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis is caused by what bacterium?
a. Shigella dysenteriae b. Clostridium dificile c. Enterobacter cloacae d. Escherichia coli |
b. Clostridium dificile
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Which is not a difference between yeasts and molds?
a. Yeasts are unicellular, molds are multicellular b. Yeasts are eukaryotes, molds are prokaryotes c. Yeasts are non-filamentous, molds are filamentous d. Yeasts are facultative aerobic, molds are aerobic |
b. Yeasts are eukaryotes, molds are prokaryotes
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What is the best definition of fungal dimorphism?
a. It requires two separate fungal bodies to reproduce b. Yeasts grow at body temparature, molds at room temperature c. |
b. Yeasts grow at body temparature, molds at room temperature
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Which is not one of the 4 groups of fungal diseases?
a. Intracranial b. Systemic c. Subcutaneous d. Cutaneous e. Opportunistic |
a. Intracranial
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How are trichomonas and giardia alike?
a. Both cause diarrhea b. Both are pseudopods c. Both are microspora d. Both move by means of flagella |
d. Both move by means of flagella
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What protozoa are responsible for malaria?
a. Trypanosome b. Plasmodium c. Balantidium d. Leishmania |
b. Plasmodium
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Which of the following is not a name for true parasites?
a. Euglenozoa b. Helminths c. Metazoans d. Worms |
a. Euglenozoa
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What is not a tick-borne disease?
a. Lyme Disease b. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever c. Bubonic Plague d. Colorado Tick Fever |
c. Bubonic Plague
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Which is not a disease transmited by mosquitoes?
a. Tularemia b. Malaria c. Dengue Fever d. Yellow Fever e. Filariasis |
a. Tularemia
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Which type of microorganism is composed of only a single type of nucleic acid?
a. Fluke b. Bacillus c. Euglenozoa d. Virus |
d. Virus
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Which is not a method used to classify viruses?
a. Nucleic acid type b. Means of replication c. Cell wall composition d. Morphology |
c. Cell wall composition
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Which is not a means of classifying viruses according to range?
a. Animal b. Mineral c. Plant d. Bacterial |
b. Mineral
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What is the largest virus?
a. Hepadnavirus b. Orthopoxvirus c. Rhinovirus d. Herpesvirus |
b. Orthopoxvirus
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Which is the smallest bacteria?
a. Salmonella b. Neisseria c. Mycoplasma d. Helicobacter |
c. Mycoplasma
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Which is not one of the viruses suspected of causing cancer?
a. Epstein-Barr virus b. Rotavirus c. Hepatitis B virus d. HTLV virus e. Human papilloma virus |
b. Rotavirus
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Which Hepatitis virus contains DNA?
a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E |
b. B
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What virus is responsible for chickenpox and shingles?
a. Epstein-Barr b. Varicella Zoster c. Rhinovirus d. Lentivirus |
b. Varicella Zoster
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What virus is responsible for infectious mononucleosis?
a. Epstein-Barr b. Varicella Zoster c. Rhinovirus d. Lentivirus |
a. Epstein-Barr
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What virus contains reverse transcriptase?
a. Epstein-Barr b. Varicella Zoster c. Rhinovirus d. Lentivirus |
d. Lentivirus
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What virus is responsible for the common cold?
a. Epstein-Barr b. Varicella Zoster c. Rhinovirus d. Lentivirus |
c. Rhinovirus
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To what family does the West Nile Virus belong?
a. Orthomyxoviridae b. Coronaviridae c. Filoviridae d. Flaviviridae |
d. Flaviviridae
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To what family does the SARS Virus belong?
a. Orthomyxoviridae b. Coronaviridae c. Filoviridae d. Flaviviridae |
b. Coronaviridae
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To what family does the Ebola Virus belong?
a. Orthomyxoviridae b. Coronaviridae c. Filoviridae d. Flaviviridae |
c. Filoviridae
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To what family does the Influenza Virus belong?
a. Orthomyxoviridae b. Coronaviridae c. Filoviridae d. Flaviviridae |
a. Orthomyxoviridae
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What virus causes poliomyelitis?
a. Lyssavirus b. Lentivirus c. Enterovirus d. Rotavirus |
c. Enterovirus
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What virus causes rabies?
a. Lyssavirus b. Lentivirus c. Enterovirus d. Rotavirus |
a. Lyssavirus
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What virus causes AIDS?
a. Lyssavirus b. Lentivirus c. Enterovirus d. Rotavirus |
b. Lentivirus
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What virus causes infantile diarrhea?
a. Lyssavirus b. Lentivirus c. Enterovirus d. Rotavirus |
d. Rotavirus
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Which of the following is not an arthropod-borne viral febrile disease?
a. Malaria b. Dengue Fever c. Hemorrhagic Fever d. Typhoid Fever e. Colorado Tick Fever |
d. Typhoid Fever
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