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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about algae and fungi is (are) true?
Algae are photosynthetic, whereas fungi are not.
Algal cell walls contain cellulose, whereas fungal cell walls do not.
Fungal cell walls contain chitin, whereas algal cell walls do not.
All of these
- 2. Multiple Choice
All of the following are fungi except:
moulds
yeasts
Penicillium
Paramecium
- 3. Multiple Choice
A protozoan may possess any of the following except:
cilia
flagella
hyphae
pseudopodia
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following terms is not associated with fungi?
conidia
mycelium
pellicle
hyphae
- 5. Multiple Choice
In which of the following ways are viruses like bacteria?
Both (all viruses, some bacteria) may be obligate intracellular parasites
Both are unicellular
Both have RNA and DNA
All of these
- 6. Multiple Choice
Binomial nomenclature means:
Cladograms consist of a minimum of two organisms
A specific organism may go by more than one name
Organisms have two parts to their scientific name
Growth and death curves are always logarithmic
- 7. Multiple Choice
Protozoates have macroscopic life stages.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
A mold obtains nutrients by absorption through:
Aerial hyphae
The ascus
Yeasts
Vegetative hyphae
- 9. Multiple Choice
Taxonomy is:
The art or operation of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
An identification scheme for pathogenic bacteria.
The science of the classification of organisms
The science of the classification of organisms that provides a means to identify organisms
- 10. Multiple Choice
Fungal reproductive spores are produced:
On vegetative hyphae
By yeasts
On aerial hyphae
By the thallus
- 11. Multiple Choice
A group of organisms that interbreeds within the group but not with organisms outside the group is:
A genus
A eukaryotic species
A strain
A bunch of hillbillies
- 12. Multiple Choice
Most domains consist of prokaryotic organisms.
False
True
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following eukaryotes is a dangerous form of "black mold"?
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Stachybotrys chartarum
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Escherichia coli
- 14. Multiple Choice
Serological tests are based on:
The specificity of antigen binding by specific antibodies
The presence of identical DNA sequences in different organisms
The presence of identical antigens in all organisms
The ability to separate proteins by electrophoresis
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following statements about fungi is true?
All fungi are unicellular
Most fungi are pathogenic
All fungi are anaerobic
All fungi are eukaryotic
- 16. Multiple Choice
A plaque is:
A virus that infects bacteria.
A clear area against a "lawn" of bacteria.
Viral DNA incorporated into host cell DNA.
Yersinia pestis
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following provides the most significant support for the idea that viruses are nonliving agents?
They cannot reproduce themselves outside of a host.
They are filterable.
They are chemically simple.
They are not composed of cells
- 18. Multiple Choice
Endospores, fungal spores, and cysts are all forms of protection.
False
True
- 19. Multiple Choice
Viruses that use reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy of their genome and then incorporate the viral DNA into the host cell’s DNA are:
Prions
Lytic viruses
Virons
Retroviruses
- 20. Multiple Choice
A bacteriophage is:
A clear area against a "lawn" of bacteria.
Viral DNA incorporated into host cell DNA.
A virus that infects bacteria.
A protein used for attachment to host cells.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Prions cause:
Transformation
Plant diseases
Spongiform encephalopathies
Transduction
- 22. Multiple Choice
All algae are:
Photoautotrophs
None of these
Unicellular
Plants
- 23. Multiple Choice
Algae produces a large percentage of Earth's CO2.
True
False
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is a domain?
The most general category in the taxonomic hierarchy
The natural habitat of an organism
A group of closely related organisms within the same species
The specific epithet of an organism
- 25. Multiple Choice
Taxonomic classification schemes are useful for:
Showing morphological relatedness between organisms
Rapid identification of pathogens
Grouping organisms based on metabolic capabilities
Showing the evolutionary relatedness of organisms
- 26. Multiple Choice
Some viruses, such as Human Herpes Virus 1, infect a cell without causing symptoms; these are called:
Lytic viruses
Latent viruses
Phages
Slow viruses
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is acid fast?
Mycobacterium
Clostridium
Mycoplasma
Chlamydia
- 28. Multiple Choice
An infection in which the disease process occurs gradually over a long period is:
Noncontagious.
Caused by prions.
A latent infection.
A persistent infection.
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following eukaryotes is used to make beer/wine?
Escherichia coli
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Stachybotrys chartarum
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a gram-positive endospore-forming rod?
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium perfringens
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Both Clostridium perfringens & Bacillus anthracis
- 31. Multiple Choice
Lytic infections can result in which of the following?
Immunity to reinfection by any other phage.
Acquisition of new characteristics by the host cell.
Production of viroid capsids packed with prion DNA.
Cell lysis after viral replication.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Lysogeny can result in which of the following?
Immunity to reinfection by any other phage.
Production of viroid capsids packed with prion DNA.
Acquisition of new characteristics by the host cell.
Immediate cell lysis.
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about protozoa is false?
Protozoa may reproduce sexually.
Protozoa may make cysts.
Protozoa may have flagella or cilia.
Protozoa may be prokaryotes.
- 34. Multiple Choice
Biochemical tests indicate the presence of:
Cell wall components
Metabolic pathways
Protein structure
Nucleic acid base composition
- 35. Multiple Choice
The definitive host for Plasmodium is:
The Anopheles mosquito
Humans
Snails
Crawfish
- 36. Multiple Choice
Transmission of helminthic diseases to humans is usually by:
Respiratory route.
Gastrointestinal route.
Vectors.
Genitourinary route.
- 37. Multiple Choice
Helminthes are usually transmitted via the fecal-oral route.
False
True
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a method of culturing viruses?
On agar slants
In some type of living cell/organism
In nutrient broth
On agar plates
- 39. Multiple Choice
Long filaments of fungal cells joined together are:
Spores
Yeasts
Septa
Hyphae
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which is not true about spikes?
They are used for attachment
They are only found on enveloped viruses.
All are true.
They are used for escape from host cells
- 41. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not used as a criterion to classify viruses?
Nucleic acid type
Morphology
Gram stain
Type of host cells (animal, plant, bacteria)
- 42. Multiple Choice
A viral species is a group of viruses that:
Can't be defined.
Have the same morphology and nucleic acid.
Infect the same cells and cause the same disease.
Have the same genetic information and ecological niche.
- 43. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best represents organisms that make up a strain of prokaryotic cells?
All of the cells in a single colony
All of the colonies on a plate streaked for isolation from a mixed culture
A polymicrobial colony
A mixed culture
- 44. Multiple Choice
Responsible for Ebola:
Filoviridae
Helicobacter pylori
Yersinia pestis
Hepadnaviridae
- 45. Multiple Choice
Responsible for nosocomial sepsis:
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pyogenes
Clostridium difficile
- 46. Multiple Choice
Responsible for whooping cough:
Burrelia burgdorferi
Entamoeba histolytica
Streptococcus pyogenes
Bordetella pertussis
- 47. Multiple Choice
Responsible for antibiotic-associated diarrhea:
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium tetani
Campylobacter jejuni
- 48. Multiple Choice
Responsible for malaria:
Salmonella typhi
Neisseria meningitidis
Plasmodium vivax
Treponema pallidum
- 49. Multiple Choice
Responsible for bacterial dysentery:
Campylobacter jejuni
Escherichia coli
Salmonella typhi
Trypanasoma cruzii
- 50. Multiple Choice
Responsible for amoebic dysentery:
Campylobacter jejuni
Escherichia coli
Salmonella typhi
Entamoeba histolytica
- 51. Multiple Choice
Responsible for bacterial meningitis:
Cryptococcus neoformans
Neisseria meningitidis
Clostridium perfringens
Entamoeba histolytica
- 52. Multiple Choice
Responsible for fungal meningitis:
Cryptococcus neoformans
Neisseria meningitidis
Clostridium perfringens
Entamoeba histolytica
- 53. Multiple Choice
Responsible for bubonic plague:
Treponema pallidum
Picornaviridae
Clostridium perfringens
Yersinia pestis
- 54. Multiple Choice
Responsible for typhoid fever:
Tinea capitis
Picornaviridae
Salmonella typhi
Yersinia pestis
- 55. Multiple Choice
Responsible for lyme disease:
Tinea capitis
Rhabdoviridae
Burrelia burgdorferi
PrPsc
- 56. Multiple Choice
Responsible for Chaga's disease:
Tinea capitis
Filoviridae
Burrelia burgdorferi
Trypanasoma cruzii
- 57. Multiple Choice
Responsible for botulism:
Tinea capitis
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium difficile
- 58. Multiple Choice
Responsible for traveler's diarrhea:
Escherichia coli
Salmonella typhi
Campylobacter jejuni
Clostridium difficile
- 59. Multiple Choice
Responsible for mad cow disease:
PrPSc
Candida albicans
Campylobacter jejuni
Helicobacter pylori
- 60. Multiple Choice
Responsible for cold sores:
Hepadnaviridae
Picornaviridae
Treponema pallidum
Herpesviridae
- 61. Multiple Choice
Responsible for polio:
Hepadnaviridae
Picornaviridae
Treponema pallidum
Herpesviridae
- 62. Multiple Choice
Responsible for gas gangrene:
Escherichia coli
Salmonella typhi
Campylobacter jejuni
Clostridium perfrigens
- 63. Multiple Choice
Responsible for yeast infection:
Tinea capitis
Cryptococcus neoformans
Candida albicans
Trypanasoma cruzii
- 64. Multiple Choice
Responsible for Tinea capitis:
Scalp ringworm
Cryptococcus neoformans
Candida albicans
Trypanasoma cruzii
- 65. Multiple Choice
Responsible for lock-Jaw:
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium difficile
- 66. Multiple Choice
Responsible for rabies:
Rhabdoviridae
Trypanasoma cruzii
Papoviridae
Retroviridae
- 67. Multiple Choice
Responsible for HIV:
Rhabdoviridae
Herpesviridae
Papoviridae
Retroviridae
- 68. Multiple Choice
Responsible for warts and tumors:
Rhabdoviridae
Herpesviridae
Papoviridae
Retroviridae
- 69. Multiple Choice
Responsible for hepatitis:
Hepadnaviridae
Herpesviridae
Papoviridae
Retroviridae
- 70. Multiple Choice
Responsible for syphilis:
Hepadnaviridae
Picornaviridae
Treponema pallidum
Herpesviridae
- 71. Multiple Choice
Responsible for ulcers:
PrPSc
Candida albicans
Campylobacter jejuni
Helicobacter pylori
- 72. Multiple Choice
Responsible for leprosy and tuberculosis:
Mycobacterium
Clostridium
Mycoplasma
Chlamydia
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