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1.

How much bacteria is in a gram of soil?
- A.
  
  1,000
- B.
  
  2 million
- C.
  
  2.5 billion
- D.
  
  3.8 billion
Correct Answer
C. 2.5 billion
2.

The amount of living material in an area is called what?
- A.
  
  Peptidoglycan
- B.
  
  Biomass
- C.
  
  Capsule
- D.
  
  Mycoplasma
Correct Answer
B. Biomass
3.

There are more bacteria cells in a human than actual humal cells
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True
4.

What is the range of bacterial abundance?
- A.
  
  10 spp-10,000 spp
- B.
  
  2,500 spp-10,000 spp
- C.
  
  500 spp- 4 million spp
- D.
  
  2,500 spp-4 million spp
Correct Answer
D. 2,500 spp-4 million spp
5.

Ubiquitous means:
- A.
  
  All encompassion, everywhere
- B.
  
  How much living material is in an area
- C.
  
  Living in a selected area
- D.
  
  Needs water to live
Correct Answer
A. All encompassion, everywhere
6.

What is it called when bacteria gets genes from pathogens or viruses?
- A.
  
  Distributive gene theory
- B.
  
  Horizontal gene transfer
- C.
  
  Vertical gene transfer
- D.
  
  Distributive gene transfer
Correct Answer
B. Horizontal gene transfer
7.

What is the bacterial size range?
- A.
  
  Lower- 1-10 microns; upper 50-100microns
- B.
  
  Lower 1-100 microns; upper 100-10,000 microns
- C.
  
  Lower .5-1 microns; upper 10-100 microns
- D.
  
  Lower .5-1 microns; upper 5-10 microns
Correct Answer
D. Lower .5-1 microns; upper 5-10 microns
8.

What is the smallest bacteria?
- A.
  
  Mycoplasma spp.
- B.
  
  Thiomargarita nambiensis
- C.
  
  Salmonella typhi
- D.
  
  Streptococcus spieces
Correct Answer
A. Mycoplasma spp.
9.

What is the largest bacterial spp.
- A.
  
  Mycoplasma spp.
- B.
  
  Thiomargarita namibiensis
- C.
  
  Salmonella typhi
- D.
  
  Streptococcus spp.
Correct Answer
B. Thiomargarita namibiensis
10.

Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilla, and Vibrio are all types of what?
- A.
  
  Bacteria
- B.
  
  Cyanobacteria
- C.
  
  Bacterial groups
- D.
  
  Bacterial shapes
Correct Answer
D. Bacterial shapes
11.

What are Stromatolites?
- A.
  
  Pond scum
- B.
  
  Fossilized bacteria
- C.
  
  The first bactera that we know of the generate oxygen
- D.
  
  A and C
- E.
  
  B and C
Correct Answer
E. B and C
12.

There are __(1)___known strains of Bacillus Anthracis. Bacillus Anthracis is also know as "__(2)___"Bacillus Anthracis is __(3)__microns in sizeIt is transmitted by __(4)___.Humans contract Anthracis by__(5)___,__(6)_____,and__(7)___Bacillus Anthracis was identified by __(8)___and the vaccine was developed by ___(9)__

Correct Answer
1)89 2)anthrax 3)1x9 4)endospores 5)skin contact in open wound 6)ingestion by mouth 7)breathing in spores 8)Robert Koch 9)L. Pasteur
13.

What are the 3 related spieces of Clostridium?
- A.
  
  C. botulinum, C. perfringens, C. tetani
- B.
  
  C. botulinum, C. mycoplasm, C. typhi
- C.
  
  D. botulinum, D. perfringens, D. tetani
- D.
  
  All the above
Correct Answer
A. C. botulinum, C. perfringens, C. tetani
14.

What do the the Clostridium spp. do?
- A.
  
  Eat through body tissue
- B.
  
  Produce toxins that cause "the plague"
- C.
  
  Produce toxins that block nervous signal transmissions
- D.
  
  Infect the brain tissue
Correct Answer
C. Produce toxins that block nervous signal transmissions
15.

__(1)__,__(2)____,___(3)__,__(4)__and __(5)__ are all symptoms of leprosy

Correct Answer
1)skin lesions 2)peripheral nerve damage 3)respiratory tract damage 4)permanent damage to skin,nerves,limbs, and eyes 5) sensory loss, paralysis and mutilation of limbs
16.

Mycobacterium leprae has affected man since at least 300 BC, What ancient country did it originate in?
- A.
  
  China
- B.
  
  Egypt
- C.
  
  India
- D.
  
  All the above
Correct Answer
D. All the above
17.

Staphyloccocus aureus is_____?
- A.
  
  Pneumonia
- B.
  
  Food-poisoning
- C.
  
  Lyme disease
- D.
  
  Leprosy
Correct Answer
B. Food-poisoning
18.

Streptococcus spp. is ____
- A.
  
  Pneumonia
- B.
  
  Strept throat
- C.
  
  Necrotizing fasciitis
- D.
  
  All the above
Correct Answer
D. All the above
19.

Lyme disease is also known as___
- A.
  
  Treponema pallidium
- B.
  
  Lymetidis perfringens
- C.
  
  Borrelia burgdorferi
- D.
  
  Streptomyces griseus
Correct Answer
C. Borrelia burgdorferi
20.

Treponema pallidium is also known as __(1)____(1)__ was a New World Disease and was brought to Europe in __(2)__By ___(3)___, over __(4)___ of European men had __(1)__

Correct Answer
1)syphilis 2)1493 3)1800 4)15%
21.

______ produces an initial skin ulcer, and then spreads through the body, damaging organs
- A.
  
  Syphilis
- B.
  
  Chlamydia
- C.
  
  Clostridium
- D.
  
  E. coli
Correct Answer
A. Syphilis
22.

__(1)___,___(2)___,__(3)__, and __(4)__ are all stages of Syphilis.

Correct Answer
1)primary syphilis 2)secondary syphilis 3)latent syphilis 4)tertiary syphilis
23.

Chlamydia trachomatis is also known as ____
- A.
  
  Pelvic inflammatory disease
- B.
  
  Nongonococcal urethritis
- C.
  
  Epididymitis
- D.
  
  All the above
Correct Answer
D. All the above
24.

Chlamydia can infect....
- A.
  
  Skin, eyes, nasal passage
- B.
  
  Throat, eyes, genitals
- C.
  
  Bones, internal organs, genitals
- D.
  
  All the above
Correct Answer
B. Throat, eyes, genitals
25.

What can send signals to eachother then gather and create a tree which branches off and creates more spores (colonial complexity)?
- A.
  
  Escherichia coli
- B.
  
  Helicobacter pylori
- C.
  
  Chondromyces crocatus
- D.
  
  Chlamydia trachomatis
Correct Answer
C. Chondromyces crocatus
26.

I live in the human colon, I am an indicator of fecal contamination, I produce vitamin K and impede pathogenic bacteria from colonizing gut. What am I?
- A.
  
  Escherichia coli
- B.
  
  Chondromyces crocatus
- C.
  
  Helicobacter pylori
- D.
  
  Chlamydia trachomatis
Correct Answer
A. Escherichia coli
27.

The toxic strain of E. Coli is_____

Correct Answer
E. coli 0157:H7
28.

What is the cause of stomach ulcers?
- A.
  
  Salmonella typhi
- B.
  
  Escherichia coli
- C.
  
  Salmonella enteritidis
- D.
  
  Helicobacter pylori
Correct Answer
D. Helicobacter pylori
29.

One could contract stomach ulcers from__(1)__.once inside the bacteria uses__(2)__ to drill into stomach lining.___(3)__ was discovered in __(4)__, then brought up again in __(5)__.

Correct Answer
1) contaminated food or oral contact 2) flagella 3) Helicobacteria pylori 4) 1875 5) 1979
30.

Salmonella spp. was dicovered by ___(1)__ in __(2)__.Many live aquatic habitats with a pH range of ___(3)__ and a temp range of __(4)__Potential hosts are ___(5)____food poisoning is ___(6)___Typhoid fever is ___(7)__

Correct Answer
1)Daniel Salmon 2)1885 3)4-8 4)8-45 C 5)reptiles, birds, and mammals 6)Salmonella enterititis 7)Salmonella typhi

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Exam: Bacteria

How much bacteria is in a gram of soil?

The amount of living material in an area is called what?

There are more bacteria cells in a human than actual humal cells

What is the range of bacterial abundance?

Ubiquitous means:

What is it called when bacteria gets genes from pathogens or viruses?

What is the bacterial size range?

What is the smallest bacteria?

What is the largest bacterial spp.

Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilla, and Vibrio are all types of what?

What are Stromatolites?

There are (1)_known strains of Bacillus Anthracis. Bacillus Anthracis is also know as "(2)_"Bacillus Anthracis is (3)microns in sizeIt is transmitted by (4)_.Humans contract Anthracis by(5)_,(6)_,and(7)_Bacillus Anthracis was identified by (8)_and the vaccine was developed by _(9)__

What are the 3 related spieces of Clostridium?

What do the the Clostridium spp. do?

(1),(2),_(3),(4)and (5)__ are all symptoms of leprosy

Mycobacterium leprae has affected man since at least 300 BC, What ancient country did it originate in?

Staphyloccocus aureus is_____?

Streptococcus spp. is ____

Lyme disease is also known as___

Treponema pallidium is also known as (1)(1) was a New World Disease and was brought to Europe in (2)By _(3)_, over (4)_ of European men had (1)

______ produces an initial skin ulcer, and then spreads through the body, damaging organs

(1)_,_(2)_,(3), and (4) are all stages of Syphilis.

Chlamydia trachomatis is also known as ____

Chlamydia can infect....

What can send signals to eachother then gather and create a tree which branches off and creates more spores (colonial complexity)?

I live in the human colon, I am an indicator of fecal contamination, I produce vitamin K and impede pathogenic bacteria from colonizing gut. What am I?

The toxic strain of E. Coli is_____

What is the cause of stomach ulcers?

One could contract stomach ulcers from(1).once inside the bacteria uses(2) to drill into stomach lining._(3) was discovered in (4), then brought up again in (5).

Salmonella spp. was dicovered by _(1) in (2).Many live aquatic habitats with a pH range of _(3) and a temp range of (4)Potential hosts are _(5)food poisoning is _(6)_Typhoid fever is _(7)__

Exam: Bacteria

How much bacteria is in a gram of soil?

The amount of living material in an area is called what?

There are more bacteria cells in a human than actual humal cells

What is the range of bacterial abundance?

Ubiquitous means:

What is it called when bacteria gets genes from pathogens or viruses?

What is the bacterial size range?

What is the smallest bacteria?

What is the largest bacterial spp.

Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilla, and Vibrio are all types of what?

What are Stromatolites?

What are the 3 related spieces of Clostridium?

What do the the Clostridium spp. do?

__(1)__,__(2)____,___(3)__,__(4)__and __(5)__ are all symptoms of leprosy

Mycobacterium leprae has affected man since at least 300 BC, What ancient country did it originate in?

Staphyloccocus aureus is_____?

Streptococcus spp. is ____

Lyme disease is also known as___

Treponema pallidium is also known as __(1)____(1)__ was a New World Disease and was brought to Europe in __(2)__By ___(3)___, over __(4)___ of European men had __(1)__

______ produces an initial skin ulcer, and then spreads through the body, damaging organs

__(1)___,___(2)___,__(3)__, and __(4)__ are all stages of Syphilis.

Chlamydia trachomatis is also known as ____

Chlamydia can infect....

What can send signals to eachother then gather and create a tree which branches off and creates more spores (colonial complexity)?

I live in the human colon, I am an indicator of fecal contamination, I produce vitamin K and impede pathogenic bacteria from colonizing gut. What am I?

The toxic strain of E. Coli is_____

What is the cause of stomach ulcers?

One could contract stomach ulcers from__(1)__.once inside the bacteria uses__(2)__ to drill into stomach lining.___(3)__ was discovered in __(4)__, then brought up again in __(5)__.

Salmonella spp. was dicovered by ___(1)__ in __(2)__.Many live aquatic habitats with a pH range of ___(3)__ and a temp range of __(4)__Potential hosts are ___(5)____food poisoning is ___(6)___Typhoid fever is ___(7)__

(1),(2),_(3),(4)and (5)__ are all symptoms of leprosy

Treponema pallidium is also known as (1)(1) was a New World Disease and was brought to Europe in (2)By _(3)_, over (4)_ of European men had (1)

(1)_,_(2)_,(3), and (4) are all stages of Syphilis.

One could contract stomach ulcers from(1).once inside the bacteria uses(2) to drill into stomach lining._(3) was discovered in (4), then brought up again in (5).

Salmonella spp. was dicovered by _(1) in (2).Many live aquatic habitats with a pH range of _(3) and a temp range of (4)Potential hosts are _(5)food poisoning is _(6)_Typhoid fever is _(7)__