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Microbiology 102.1-.3

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When an infectious disease spreads through the air or makescontact with a contaminated (dirty) object it is referred to as:
Select one:
a.direct transmission
b.contagious infection
c.indirect transmission
d.bloodborne pathogens
C
What bacteria form in grape-like bunches or clusters?
Select one:
a.bacilli
b.spirilla
c.streptococci
d.staphylococci
D
Which of the following actions would be considered a universal precaution?
Select one:
a.arriving at work on time
b.unsanitary salon conditions
c.common use of drinking cup
d.disinfecting salon equipment
D
What type of immunity is provided when a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through his or her own immune system?
Select one:
a.passive immunity
b.active immunity
c.natural immunity
d.personal immunity
A
Hair-like projections used by bacilli and spirilla to move themselves are called cilia or:
Select one:
a.feet
b.bacilli
c.flagella
d.pediculosis
C
Another name for head lice is:
Select one:
a.scabies
b.itch mite
c.tinea capitis
d.pediculosis capitis
D
Rod-shaped bacterial cells are known as:
Select one:
a.cocci
b.bacilli
c.spirilla
d.staphylococci
B
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes the immune system to:
Select one:
a.speed up
b.break down
c.work efficiently
d.continue working properly
B
Another term that means the same as germ or bacteria is:
Select one:
a.lice
b.mite
c.parasite
d.microbe
D
Corkscrew-shaped bacterial cells are called:
Select one:
a.cocci
b.bacilli
c.spirilla
d.staphylococci
C
Spreading infection in a salon can be attributed to all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a.open sores
b.coughing or sneezing
c.clean hands and implements
d.unclean hands and implements
C
Which of the following descriptions would be considered a universal precaution?
Select one:
a.arriving at work on time
b.unsanitary salon conditions
c.common use of drinking cup
d.disinfecting salon equipment
D
Bacteria grow and reproduce:
Select one:
a.slowly
b.rapidly
c.in dry, clean areas
d.in light areas without a food source
B
Spherical (round)-shaped bacterial cells, which appear singularly or in groups are known as:
Select one:
a.cocci
b.bacilli
c.spirilla
d.flagella
A
Which of the following terms is NOT a type of bacteria?
Select one:
a.spirilla
b.bacilli
c.parasite
d.streptococci
C
As bacteria absorb food, each cell grows in size and divides, resulting in how many new cells?
Select one:
a.two
b.four
c.six
d.eight
A
Which of the following occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and their toxins to all parts of the body?
Select one:
a.local infection
b.active immunity
c.passive immunity
d.general infection
D
During which stage of growth does bacteria reproduce and grow rapidly?
Select one:
a.active stage
b.growth stage
c.dormant stage
d.inactive stage
A
What approximate percent of all bacteria are harmless and can even be beneficial to humans?
Select one:
a.10%
b.30%
c.70%
d.90%
C
Organisms that live on or obtain nutrients from another organism are known as:
Select one:
a.viruses
b.bacteria
c.external parasites
d.internal parasites
C
Which type of bacteria can be found in dairy products and can have health-enhancing properties?
Select one:
a.fungi
b.microbes
c.pathogenic
d.nonpathogenic
D
The scientific study of small organisms called microbes is known as:
Select one:
a.ecology
b.ergonomics
c.bacteriology
d.microbiology
D
The common cold, hepatitis and measles are examples of:
Select one:
a.harmless diseases
b.beneficial diseases
c.communicable diseases
d.nonpathogenic diseases
C
Which of the following conditions is NOT a disease caused by a virus?
Select one:
a.mumps
b.tuberculosis
c.common cold
d.respiratory infection
B
What is a highly infectious disease that infects the liver?
Select one:
a.polio
b.yellow fever
c.Human Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
d.Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
C
Pus-forming bacterial cells that form grapelike bunches or clusters and are present in abscesses are called:
Select one:
a.spirilla
b.diplococci
c.streptococci
d.staphylococci
D
What type of bacteria, shown in the graphic, can cause pneumonia?
Select one:
a.bacilli
b.spirilla
c.diplococci
d.staphylococci
D
The body's ability to destroy infectious agents that enter the body is:
Select one:
a.immunity
b.superiority
c.sterilization
d.infection control
A
Bacteriology is the study of:
Select one:
a.toxins
b.disease
c.bacteria
d.personal hygiene
C
What type of bacteria is shown in the illustration?Select one:
a.bacilli
b.spirilla
c.diplococci
d.staphylococci
D
The common cold is caused by a(n):
Select one:
a.fungi
b.filterable virus
c.external parasite
d.non-filterable virus
B
An infection that is located in a small, confined area is known as a:
Select one:
a.local infection
b.general infection
c.contagious infection
d.symptomatic infection
A
The most common form of bacterial cells is:
Select one:
a.cocci
b.bacilli
c.spirilla
d.staphylococci
B
Bacterial cells that may be harmful to the body are:
Select one:
a.nontoxic
b.vegetative
c.pathogenic
d.nonpathogenic
C
Bacteria can enter the body through all of the following ways EXCEPT:
Select one:
a.nose
b.mouth
c.healthy skin
d.break in the skin
C
What occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and their toxins to all parts of the body?
Select one:
a.local infection
b.active immunity
c.passive immunity
d.general infection
D
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be transferred by all of the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a.blood
b.semen
c.body fluids
d.holding hands
D
Parasitic fungi can cause noncontagious conditions, such as:
Select one:
a.dandruff
b.ringworm
c.nail fungus
d.tinea capitis
A
A difference between viruses and bacterial infections is:
Select one:
a.viruses can be treated with antibiotics
b.viruses cannot be treated with antibiotics
c.bacterial infections cause the common cold
d.bacterial infections have larger sub-particles
B
Organisms that live on or obtain their nutrients from another organism are known as:
Select one:
a.viruses
b.bacteria
c.internal parasites
d.external parasites
D
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