Chapter 8- Microbiology

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Oral thrush is caused by

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Candida albicans.

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Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis include

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headache, sweating, vomiting, severe abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.

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Schistosomiasis involves

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All of the choices are correct

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The highest incidence of histoplasmosis in the United States occurs in the

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East and Midwest.

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All of the following are correct about helminthes except

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they generally make only a few eggs per day.

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Which of the following is a sexually transmitted disease?

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trichomoniasis

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Larvae and eggs are developmental forms of

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helminths.

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Dermatophytoses are

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All of the choices are correct.

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The smooth endoplasmic reticulum functions in synthesis of

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lipids

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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causes Gilchrist disease and Chicago disease.

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Which is not correct about kala azar?

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Chemotherapy with chloroquine is usually effective.

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Diseases transmitted by vectors include

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trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.

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Elephantiasis includes all the following except

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helminth is transmitted by black fly vectors.

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Which is not a characteristic of fungi?

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photosynthetic

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Which parasite is carried by Cyclops, an arthropod commonly found in still water?

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Dracunculus medinesis

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An organelle that is a stack of flattened, membranous sacs and functions to receive, modify, and package proteins for cell secretion is the

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Golgi apparatus

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A mold is observed to have asexual conidia, sexual spores within a sac, and septate hyphae. It is most likely classified in the

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Ascomycota

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Transmission of tineas include

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All of the choices are correct.

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The ability of a fungus to grow as a yeast or a mold depending on its environmental temperature is called

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dimorphism.

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The organelle involved in intracellular digestion of food particles is the

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lysosomes.

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The size of a eukaryotic cell ribosome is

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80S

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Protists with contractile vacuoles

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use them to expel excess water from the cell.

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The group of protozoa that have flagella are the

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Mastigophora

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River blindness is

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a disease in which worms can invade the eyes.

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The symptoms that occur in cyclic 48 to 72 hour episodes in a malaria patient are

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chills, fever, and sweating

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Parasitic helminthes have the following characteristics except

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have developmental forms that include cysts

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The primary portal of entry for fungal infections is

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the respiratory tract.

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The cytoskeleton

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All of the choices are correct.

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All of the following are helminths except

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trypanosomes.

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All of the following pertain to tapeworms except

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one proglottid segment will have either female or male reproductive organs.

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Blooms of certain dinoflagellates are associated with all of the following except

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aflatoxin

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Aspergillosis includes all the following except

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there are no effective drugs to treat the infection.

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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All of the choices are correct

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The site for ribosomal RNA synthesis is the

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nucleolus

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When buds remain attached, they form a chain of yeast cells called

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pseudohyphae

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Hookworms

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All of the choices are correct

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Pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci

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All of the choices are correct.

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The motile, feeding stage of protozoa is called the

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trophozoite.

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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All of the choices are correct.

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Outbreaks of this apicomplexan disease have been associated with fecal-contaminated imported raspberries, and also fresh greens and drinking water.

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Cyclosporiasis

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All of the following pertain to Candida albicans except

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has a large capsule.

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Characteristics of Histoplasma capsulatum include

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it grows in moist soil, rich in nitrogen from bird and bat guano.

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Which is incorrect about Sporothrix schenckii?

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causes superficial cutaneous infection

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Which of the following is an apicomplexan parasite?

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Toxoplasma Gondii

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Trichinosis includes all of the following except

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All of the choices are correct.

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All of the following pertain to coccidiodomycosis except

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the pathogen grows best in soil with bird and bat guano.

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Cryptococcosis can include

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All of the choices are correct.

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Which is mismatched?

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Plasmodium - causes Chagas disease

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Which is not correct about trichinosis?

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Only a few cases occur each year in the U.S

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Chitin is a chemical component of the cell walls of

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fungi.

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African sleeping sickness is caused by

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Trypanosoma brucei.

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Serious mycoses treated with amphotericin B include all the following except

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Pneumocystis pneumonia.

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Transmission of the pathogen of leishmaniasis is by the

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Phlebotomine ( sand) fly

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All of the following can be transmitted by drinking contaminated water except

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Babesiosis

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Which of the following is acquired when amoebas are forced into human nasal passages during swimming?

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Naegleria fowleri

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Protists include

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algae and protozoa

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Decaying vegetation, such as piles of leaves and compost matter, allows growth and transmission of

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Aspergillus

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The vector involved in African sleeping sickness is the

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tsetse fly

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Which of the following does not pertain to helminths?

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in kingdom protista

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Which was the first disease found to be due to a protozoan that is introduced to human by the bite of a hard body tick?

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Babesiosis

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The terms used for the four levels of fungal infection include the following except

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bloodborne.

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All of the following are fungal allergies except

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thrush

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The large intestines of pigs are the primary reservoir of the pathogen that causes

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balantidiasis

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The larval forms of certain Taenia species, which typically infect muscles of mammalian intermediate hosts is also called a

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cysticerci

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Fasciola hepatica is a

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liver fluke.

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When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible thread-like mass called the

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chromatin

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Cell walls are not found on typical cells of

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protozoa

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Chagas disease involves transmission of the pahogen by the

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reduviid, "kissing" bug

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Entamoeba histolytica is aquired by

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All of the choices are correct.

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What do zygospores, ascospores, and basidiospores have in common?

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They are sexual spores.

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Paracoccidioides

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endemic to regions of Central and South America.

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Which of the following is not an effective way to minimize human contact with parasitic helminths?

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These are all effective ways.

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Acanthamoeba differs from Naegleria fowleri in that only Acanthamoeba

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enters typically through broken skin or the conjunctiva.

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Fungi that grow as a yeast at one temperature but will grow as mold at another temperature are called

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dimorphic.

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Toxoplasmosis includes all the following except

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intrauterine infectious are generally mild with very little damage to fetal tissues

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Giardiasis involves

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symptoms of abdominal pain, flatulence, and diarrhea.

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Which is mismatched?

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Echinococcus granulosus-poultry

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Organelles found in algae but not found in protozoa or fungi are the

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chloroplasts.

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Eukaryotic flagella differ from prokaryotic flagella because only eukaryotic flagella

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contain microtubules.

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Pregnant women should never change cat litter due to the risk of contracting

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toxoplasmosis.

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Which is mismatched?

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Tinea capitis - ringworm of the beard

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Which of the following has four pairs of flagella?

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Giardia lamblia

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Trichinella spiralis is a ________ that invades the _________

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roundworm, intestine

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Both fish and humans develop neurological symptoms and bloody skin lesions due to a sudden " bloom" of the algae

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Pfiesteria piscida

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Sources for human infection with worms are all of the following except

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contaminated air.

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Which antifungal drug inhibits cell division of the fungus?

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griseofulvin

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Human asymptomic carriers are common in .

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amebiasis and trichomoniasis.

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Ergotism is caused by

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ingesting alkaloids from Claviceps purpurea on rye plants.

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Strongyloides stercoralis

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immunosuppressed patients can die from disseminated disease.

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Cilia are found in certain

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protozoa.

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Which of the following spores are sexually produced?

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Zygospores

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Filamentous fungi are called

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molds

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Which is mismatched?

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Pyrrophyta - euglenids

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Cryptococcus neoformans has the following characteristics except

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commonly found in the human mouth, intestines, and genitalia

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The eukaryotic cell's glycocalyx is

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mostly polysaccharide.

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Which of the following is the cause of malaria

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plasmodium

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The cell's series of tunnel-like membranes functioning in transport and storage are the

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endoplasmic reticulum.

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The usual definitive host for Echinococcus granulosus is

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dogs

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Candidiasis includes

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All of the choices are correct.

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Amebiasis is a disease of the

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intestines and often the liver.

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This organism commonly contaminates grains, corn, and peanuts and produces a potent mycotoxin called aflatoxin:

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Aspergillus flavis

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Fungal spores

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are used as a means of reproductioni

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All of the following are found in some or all protozoa except

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cell wall.

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The parasitic disease, caused by an apicomplexan that involves infected cats in its life cycle is

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toxoplasmosis

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This opportunist is the most frequent cause of life-threatening penumonia in AIDS patients

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pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci

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Which organelle contains cristae where enzymes and electron carriers for aerobic respiration are found?

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Mitochondria

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Alternative names for Blastomyces dermatitidis include

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Gilchrist's disease.

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Which of the following spores are produced within a sac?

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Sporangiospores

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Which of the following are likely to predispose patients to fungal infections?

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All of the choices are correct.

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Which is incorrect about histoplasmosis

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never spreads to sites outside the respiratory tract.

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Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but not in prokaryotic cells?

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All of the choices are correct.

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Mycetoma is

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A subcutaneous infection that looks like a tumor.

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On what basis are fungi classified as Fungi Imperfecti, or Deuteromycota.

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Based on if the fungus lacks a sexual state.

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Ambeiasis symptoms include

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bloody, mucus-filled stools, fever, diarrhea, and weight loss

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Menthol and camphor (Vicks) are effective treatments against

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ringworm

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Which is mismatched?

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whipworm - trematode

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Enterobius vermicularis is

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an intestinal worm that easily contaminates fingers and fomites.

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All of the following will kill Giardia except

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chlorine in typical drinking water.

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Which of the following causes serious congenital disease from transplacental transmission

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Toxoplasmosis

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Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton

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reservoirs are humans, animals, and soils

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Amphotericin B, nystastin, and the imidazoles are all

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antifungul drugs.

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Which of the following is incorrect about Sporotrichosis

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It is also known as Valley fever.

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Histones are

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proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus

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Which is incorrect about malaria?

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Merozoites enter and multiply in liver cells.

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All of the following are dimorphic, true fungal pathogens except

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Candida.

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The stacks of thylakoids in a chloroplast are called

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grana.

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The routes of entry for most fungi in to the body are

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respiratory and cutaneous