Question 1
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Which of the following is NOT a general shape/structure of bacteria and microbes?
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Cocci (spherical)
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Bacilli (rod shaped)
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Sarcodina (circular)
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Spirochetes (helical)
Question 2
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Which of the following is a property of gram positive (G+) cell walls?
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They have two layers.
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They have a thick peptidoglycan layer.
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They have a periplasmic space.
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The outer wall contains Lipid A.
Question 3
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Which of the following is true about gram negative (-) cell walls?
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They have a periplasmic space.
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They contain peptidoglycan.
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They only have 1 layer that is very thick.
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They contain teichoic acid.
Question 4
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How do bacteria attach to host cells?
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Microvilli
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Sticky enzymes
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Pili
Question 5
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Which of the following can grow with or without oxygen?
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Obligate aerobes
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Obligate anaerobes
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Facultative anaerobes
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Facultative aerobes
Question 6
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Which of the following is true about toxins?
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There are 220 known bacterial toxins and they fall under two groups: exotoxins and endotoxins.
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Toxins are poisonous substances produced by microorganisms.
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40% of toxins cause disease by damaging the Eukaryotic cell membrane.
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All of the above are true.
Question 7
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Which of the following exotoxins interefere with normal nerve impulses?
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Cytotoxins
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Neurotoxins
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Enterotoxins
Question 8
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Endotoxins are part of the outer cell wall of Gram (-) bacteria.
Question 9
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Which of the following is true about bacteria cells?
Question 10
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Which of the following is true about fungi?
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They are insensitive to antibiotics.
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They are prokaryotic.
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They have peptidoglycan in their cell wall.
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They do not contain sterols.
Question 11
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Which of the following plasma membranes contains ergosterol?
Question 12
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Which of the following is a mycelial form of dimorphic fungi?
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Parasitic form
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Saprophytic form
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Tissue form
Question 13
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Systemic fungal infectious agents are found in the skin, hair, and nails. They rarely invade deeper tissue. They are also called dermatophytes.
Question 14
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Proteinaceous infectious particles are:
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prions
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viruses
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bacteria
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parasite
Question 15
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Which of the following is FALSE about common virus structures?
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Contain a viral genome of RNA or DNA
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Contain a capsid
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Genome is double stranded or single stranded
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All of the above are true.
Question 16
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In which cycle is the viral genome integrated into the host?
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Lytic cycle
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Lysogenic cycle
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Latent cycle
Question 17
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Which of the following pathways do retroviruses use?
Question 18
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Which of the following is NOT a type of parasite (main classifications)?
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Protozoan
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Trophozoite
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Helminthe
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Exoparasite
Question 19
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Which of the following is the active, free swimming stage of the protozoan?
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Trophozoite
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Cyst
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Flagellate
Question 20
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Which of the following protozoans are incorrectly matched:
Question 21
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Which of the following hleminthes is associated with eating raw or undercooked meat of animals infected with its larvae?
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Trematodes
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Cestodes
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Nematodes
Question 22
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Which of the following helminthes is associated with infection caused by ingestion of eggs shed in the feces of a human tapeworm carrier?
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Trematodes
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Cestodes
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Nematodes
Question 23
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Which of the following helminthes is associated with blood flukes that target organs that are fed by blood?
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Trematodes
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Cestodes
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Nematodes
Question 24
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Which of the following is NOT a possible effect of an antimicrobial drug?
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Interruption of cell membrane structure/function
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Inhibition of protein synthesis
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Inhibition of nucleus formation
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Interference with nucleic acid metabolism
Question 25
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What is virulence?
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The degree of pathogenicity
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The relative ability of a microorganism to cause disease
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How capsules, toxins, enzymes, cell wall receptors, and pilli allow pathogens to evade or overcome host defenses
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All of the above.
Question 26
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Which of the following is NOT a static defense (non-inflammatory reaction) of the body?
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Skin
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gastric pH
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saliva
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phagocytes
Question 27
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Which of the following is NOT true about the local inflammation response?
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It is the second stage of the innate system.
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Phagocytes respond to peptidoglycan and mannose.
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Migration of phagocytes and plasma proteins to infected tissues occurs.
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Maturation of WBCs occurs.
Question 28
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Which of the following cells recognize antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and bind to the cell to destroy it?
Question 29
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MHC1 attached to CD8 cytotoxic T cells.
Question 30
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Which of the following is true about B lymphocytes?
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They are formed in the thymus and undergo development in the bone marrow.
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They are formed in the bone marrow and undergo development in the bone marrow.
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They are formed in both the thymus and the bone marrow and undergo development in the blood.
Question 31
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Which of the following is NOT true about T lymphocytes?
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T-lymphocytes migrate from the thymus to enter the bone marrow.
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In the outer cortex of the thymus, T lymphocytes acquire specific receptors (TCRs) which commits it to a single antigen specificity.
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T lymphocytes respond by proliferation and production of a clone of cells (clonal selection).
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T lymphocytes differentiate to express CD3, CD4 and CD8 receptors.
Question 32
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T lymphocytes can become which of the following:
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CD4+ (helper T cells)
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CD8+ (killer T cells)
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Cytotoxic cells
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All of the above.
Question 33
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T lymphocytes can become which of the following:
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CD4+ (helper T cells)
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CD8+ (killer T cells)
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Cytotoxic cells
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All of the above.
Question 34
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Which of the following does a B lymphocyte NOT do when encountering an appropriate antigen?
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Interact with antigenic epitopes.
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Develop in plasma cells, secreting large amount of antibody.
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Circulate as memory cells.
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Hide antigenic peptides from T cells.
Question 35
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Which of the following immunoglobulin types works on parasites?
Question 36
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Which of the following is true about innate immunity?
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Action requires days to develop.
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Contains macrophages, granulocytes, natural killer cells, complements, HCl, lysozymes.
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Response is specific.
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Contains T cells and B cells.
Question 37
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Which of the following is true about the adaptive immunity response?
Question 38
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Which of the following is NOT true about naturally passive acquired immunity?
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It is a short term immunization.
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It is not produced by the host.
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The antibodies are passed through the placenta to the fetus.
Question 39
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Which of the following is an example of natural active acquired immunity?
Question 40
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A small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier (like a protein) is:
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Immugen
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Antigen
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Pathogen
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Hapten
Question 41
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Which of the following is not a main role of a complement?