Surgical Tech Cert. Exam

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Spiral-shaped bacteria are identified as:

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Spirilla

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rickettsiae are transmitted by

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Insect bites

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A valuable laboratory test for determining bacterial identification is a/an:

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Gram stain

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Microbes that prefer to live without oxygen are called:

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Anaerobes

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The relationship in which organisms occupy the same habitat but do not affect eachother is known as:

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Neutralism

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A relationship that benefits one organism at the expense of the other is:

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Parasitism

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A disease that occurs quickly and has rapid recovery is known as a/an:

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Acute disease

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Vaccination is an example of:

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Artificial active immunity

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Which of the organelles of the cell is responsible for the production of energy as ATP?

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Mitochondria

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Which process is an active transport mechanism?

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Phagocytosis

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Which organism causes gas gangrene?

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Clostridium perfringens

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Staphylococcus normally found on the skin is an example of:

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Resident flora

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Which microorganisms is considered rod-shaped?

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Bacillus

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The simplest form of cell organization is the:

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Bacterium

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Fine, thread-like appendages that provide bacteria with motion are:

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Flagella

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A bacillus found in the intestine is:

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Escherichia coli

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The part of the body that has the most abundant and various microbes is the:

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Mouth and throat

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Which term defines microorganisms that are capable of producing disease under favorable conditions?

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Pathogens

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Positive assurance of sterility can be accomplished only with the use of:

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Biologic monitors

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Which of the following bacteria is gram positive?

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Streptococcus

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Syphilis is caused by:

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Treponema pallidum

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Malaria and amoebic dysentary are caused by:

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Protozoa

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A bacteria frequently found in soil, water, sewage, debris and air is:

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pseudomonas aeruginosa

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A vegetative resting state of some bacilli is known as a:

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Spore

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A passive process in which there is a net or greater movement of molecules or ions from an area of high concentraion to and area of low concentraion is called:

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Diffusion

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DNA is contained within the:

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Nucleus

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Phagocystosis by the white blood cells is an example of the body's:

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Second line of defense

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Cell 'drinking" is called:

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Pinocytosis

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an organelle that is responsible for the packaging of protein is the:

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Golgi complex

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An organelle that contains an enzyme that destroys foreign substances within a cell is the:

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Lysosome

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The division of a reproductive cell into two cells with 23 chromosomes each is called:

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Meiosis

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A disease that is commonly found in a community is considered:

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endemic

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Which bacteria causes rheumatic fever?

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Streptococcus

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What term describes someone known as a host who has an infection but displays no symptoms?

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Carrier

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An example of autoimmune disease is:

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Lupus

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Chemical substances that react with the body and cause the formation of antibodies are known as:

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Anitgens

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An acid-fast test is used to identify:

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Tuberculosis

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A type of relationship in which two organisms live together but only one benefits is:

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Commensalism

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The smallest living organism that must live within another cell is called a:

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Virus

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Cell "eating" is called:

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Phagocystosis

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A soluion in which the cencentration of water molecules is the same as in blood is said to be:

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Isotonic

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Which structure is known as the control center of the cell?

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Nucleus

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Division of the parent cell's cytoplasm and organelles is known as:

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Cytokinesis

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Inorganic compounds usually lack:

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carbon

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The symbol for Sodium chloride is:

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NaCl

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In what environment is E. coli usually found?

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intestinal tract

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Which type of mircoorganism requires an amount of oxygen that is less that the amount contained in the atmosphere?

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Microaerophilic

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Symbiosis means:

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A constant relationship between unlike species of organisms

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What microorganism is responsible for causing gastric ulcer disease?

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Helicobacter pylori

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What micororganism is responsible for causeing Creutzfeld-Jakob disease?

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Prion

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Microorganisms that habitually live in the epidermis deep in the crevices and folds of the skin are:

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resident microorganisms

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Toxins (poisons) that are soluble and diffuse out of intact bacterial cells into the surrounding tissue are:

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Exotoxins