Question: 1. (TCO 6) If you heat an empty baby bottle in
boiling water for ten minutes, you will effectivel…
1. (TCO 6) If you heat an empty baby bottle in
boiling water for ten minutes, you will effectively rid the bottle
of (Points : 4) vegetative
bacterial cells.
enveloped viruses.
bacterial endospores.
protozoan cysts.
both vegetative bacterial
cells and enveloped viruses.
Question 2. 2. (TCO 6) Which of the following
antimicrobial drugs can cause damage to bones? (Points : 4) |
Beta-lactams
Aminoglycosides
Quinolones
Tetracyclines
Sulfonamides
|
Question 3. 3. (TCO 7) The vector responsible
for transmission of bubonic plague is the _____. (Points : 4) |
Xenopsylla
mosquito
Plasmodium
protozoa
Xenopsylla flea
Yersinia pestis
bacterium
Ixodes
mosquito |
Question 4. 4. (TCO 7) All species of microbes
lining the tooth surface and lining of cheeks and pharynx have been
named. (Points : 4) |
False
False, except for
nematodes
True
True, except for
nematodes
True, except for Actinomyces
sp. |
Question 5. 5. (TCO 7) Bubonic plague is
caused by the _____. (Points : 4) |
Xenopsylla
mosquito
Plasmodium
protozoa
Xenopsylla flea
Yersinia pestis
bacterium
Ixodes
mosquito |
Question 6. 6. (TCO 7) There are several
different kinds of nosocomial infections, including _____
infections. (Points : 4) |
exogenous
iatrogenic
endogenous
A and B
All of the above |
Question 7. 7. (TCO 8) Immune response
cytokines include (Points : 4) |
T and B cells.
interferon and MHC.
TNF and Interleukins.
chemokines and tolerant B
cells.
regulatory T cells and growth
factors. |
Question 8. 8. (TCO 8) When a cell related to
immunity activates only in reaction to a specific pathogen, it is
called _____. (Points : 4) |
inducibility
clonality
lymphocytes
T lymphocytes
None of the above |
Question 9. 9. (TCO 8) Viruses, intracellular
bacteria, and certain parasites are examples of _____. (Points :
4) |
exogenous antigens
cytokines
endogenous antigens
autoantigens
MHCs |
Question 10. 10. (TCO 8) Can a neighbor cell
borrow “protection” ability from another cell? (Points : 4) |
Yes, due to TLRs
Yes, due to interferons
No, due to TLRs
No, due to interferons
None of the above |
Question 11. 11. (TCO 9) Walking pneumonia is
caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Which of the statements
below is TRUE about this infection? (Points : 4) |
It is extremely difficult to
treat.
The causative agent attaches
to ciliated cells in the respiratory tract.
The causative agent is a
fast-growing, Gram-positive bacillus.
It causes disease which is
usually severe enough to require hospitalization.
It is diagnosed by the
appearance of typical “fried-egg” colonies on agar. |
Question 12. 12. (TCO 9) Cholera is commonly
accompanied by (Points : 4) |
“rice-water” stools.
irritability and sleep
disturbance.
jaundice.
foul-smelling “rotten egg”
stools.
cold sores. |
Question 13. 13. (TCO 9) A microscopic
examination of infected tissue allows us to determine _____ while a
laboratory culture grown from a sample allows us _____. (Points :
4) |
the mutation rate; to control
mutations
whether it is a fungal
infection or not; to identify species of fungus
the prions used; to determine
treatment options
A and B
B and C |
Question 14. 14. (TCO 9) The primary source of
sporotrichosis is _____. (Points : 4) |
insect caches
the chitin of insects
colostrum
soil or dirt
the keratin of
insects |
Question 15. 15. (TCO 9) What is the leading
cause of heart-related deaths in Latin America? (Points : 4) |
A weakened heart due to
Chagas’ disease.
A weakened heart due to
sleeping sickness.
Naegleria
Balantidiasis
None of the above
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