5 Written Questions

1. any microorganism or substance capable of producing a disease
2. organism, or substance derived from an organism, that poses a threat to (primarily) human health
3. the interval between exposure to infection and the appearance of the first symptom
4. an organism that lives in or on another organism without rendering it any service in return
5. a very simple, frequently pathogenic, microorganism capable of replicating within living cells

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. diagnostic methods involving entry into living tissue
   1. parasite
   2. incubation
   3. invasive
   4. anaerobe
2. the process of applying antimicrobial agents to nonliving objects to destroy microorganisms
   1. incubation
   2. anaerobe
   3. sanitization
   4. sterilization
3. a microscopic living body not perceivable by the naked eye
   1. invasive
   2. incubation
   3. sterilization
   4. microorganism
4. a pressurized device designed to heat aqueous solutions above there boiling point to achieve sterilization; invented by charles chamberland in 1879
   1. autoclave
   2. anaerobe
   3. aerobe
   4. invasive

4 True/False Questions

1. sterilization → the process of applying antimicrobial agents to nonliving objects to destroy microorganisms

   True        False

2. susceptible → a microorganism having the ability to live without oxygen

   True        False

3. aerobe → a microorganism that can live and grow only in the presence of oxygen

   True        False

4. anaerobe → a microorganism that can live and grow only in the presence of oxygen

   True        False