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01/01/2012

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Spiral-shaped bacteria are identified as
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Spirilla
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Rickettsiae are transmitted by:
Definition
Insect bites
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A valuable laboratory test for determining bacterial identification is an:
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Gram Stain
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Microbes that prefer to live without oxygen are called:
Definition
Anaerobes
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The relationship in which organisms occupy the same habitat but do not affect each other is known as:
Definition
Neutralism
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A relationship that benefits one organism at the expense of the other is:
Definition
Parasitism
Term
A disease that occurs quickly and has rapid recover is known as an:
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Acute disease
Term
Vaccination is an example of:
Definition
Artificial active immunity
Term
Which of the organelles of the cell is responsible for the production of energy as ATP?
Definition
Mitochondria
Term

Which process is an active transport mechanism?

 

-Osmosis

-Diffusion

-Phagocytosis

-Pinocytosis

Definition
Phagocytosis
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Which organism causes gas gangrene?
Definition
Clostridium perfringens
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Staphylococcus normally found on the skin is an example of:
Definition
Resident flora
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What is the microorganism that is rod-shaped?
Definition
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:

 

-Escherichia coli

-Staphlylococcus

-Neisseria

-Treponema pallidum

Definition
Escherichia coli
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The part of the body that has the most abundant and various microbes is the:
Definition
Mouth and throat
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Which term defines microorganisms that are capable of producing disease under favorable condition?
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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?

 

-Proteus

-Streptococcus

-Pseudomonas

-Rickettsia

Definition
Streptococcus
Term
Syphilis is cause by
Definition
Treponema pallidum
Term
Malaria and amoebic dysentery are caused by
Definition
Protozoa
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A bacteria frequently found in soil, water, sewage, debris, and air is:
Definition
Clostridium Tetani
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A vegetative resting state of some bacilli is known as a:
Definition
Spore
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A passive process in which there is a net or greater movement of molecules or ions from and area of high concentration to an area of low concentration is called:
Definition
Diffusion
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DNA is contained within the:
Definition
Nucleus
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Phagocytosis by the white blood cells is an example of the body's:
Definition
Second line of defense
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Cell "drinking" is called:
Definition
Pinocytosis
Term
An organelle that is responsible for the packaging of proteins is the:
Definition
Golgi complex
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An organelle that contains an enzyme that destroys foreign substances within the cell is the:
Definition
Lysosome
Term
The division of a reproductive cell into two cells with 23 chromosomes each is called:
Definition
Meiosis
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A disease that is commonly found in a community is considered:
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Endemic
Term
Which bacteria causes rheumatic fever?
Definition
Streptococcus
Term
What term describes someone known as a "host" who has an infection but displays no symptoms?
Definition
Carrier
Term

An example of autoimmune disease is:

 

-Lupus

-Asthma

-Allergies

-AIDS

Definition
Lupus
Term
Chemical substances that react with the body and cause the formation of antibodies are known as:
Definition
Antigens
Term
An acid-fast test is used to identify:
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
A type of relationship in which two organisms live together but only one benefits is:
Definition
Commensalism
Term
The smallest living microorganism that must live within another cell is a:
Definition
Virus
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Cell "eating" is called:
Definition
Phagocytosis
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A solution in which the concentration of water molecules is the same as in blood is said to be:
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Isometric
Term
Which structure is known as the control center of the cell?
Definition
Nucleus
Term
Division of the parent cell's cytoplasm and organelles is known as:
Definition
Cytokinesis
Term
Inorganic compounds usually lack:
Definition
Carbon
Term
The symbol for sodium chloride is:
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NaCl
Term
In what environment is Escherichia coli (E. coli) usually found?
Definition
Intestinal tract
Term
Which type of microorganism requires an amount of oxygen that is less than the amount contained in the atmosphere?
Definition
Microaerophilic
Term
Symbiosis means:
Definition
A constant relationship between unlike species of organisms
Term
What microorganism is responsible for causing gastric ulcer disease?
Definition
Helicobacter pylori
Term
What microorganism is responsible for causing Creutzfeld-Jakob disease?
Definition
Prion
Term

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

 

-Resident microorganisms

-Transient microorganisms

-Parasitic Microorganisms

-Carrier Microorganisms

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