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Questions: 15 | Attempts: 16

Sample Question
Which is the following the main requirement(s) for the bacteria to grow ?

Oxygen requirement

Nutrient requirement

Oxygen and nutrient requirement

Physical and chemical requirement

Questions based on chapter 1 of Microbiology an introduction and on the teacher's document with the learning objectives.

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 31

Sample Question
Every affirmation is true except:

Microbes help maintain a balance between living organisms and the environment

Microbes can be used commercially

Microbes are absent from animal's and human's instestines

Only a small portion is pathogenic

Microbiology Quiz Chapter 5

Questions based on the Microbiology an introduction manual and learning objectives provided by the teacher (which are similar to those from the book)

Questions: 16 | Attempts: 15

Sample Question
Oxidation-reduction reactions are complex ones. Find the true facts.

Also called redox reaction

Oxidation is the removal of electrons from an atom or molecule, which will produce energy and reduction is the gaining of electrons

Glucose is a reduced molecule

NADH is the oxidized form while NAD+ is the reduced form

Microbiology Quiz Chapter 4

Questions based on the chapter 4 of Microbiology an introduction and the learning objectives provided by the teacher.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 16

Sample Question
Here are some characteristics about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Prokaryotic cells don't have their DNA enclosed within a nucleus

Eukaryotes DNA is not associated with histones while prokaryotes DNA is consistently associated with those chromosomal proteins

Archaea contain pseudomurein cell walls

Prokaryotes divide by binary fission while eukaryotes divide by mitotic spindle

Cell walls of prokaryotes contain many nutrients like polysaccharides

B and E are false

B, C and E are false

None is false

Microbiology Test1

Questions: 63 | Attempts: 8

Sample Question
Disease causing microorganisms are called

Decomposers

Procaryotes

Pathogens

Eucaryotes

Fermenters

Microbiology Quiz 1

Microbiology quiz (pp. 17-34 and pp. 35-61)

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 9

Sample Question
The ff. are FALSE about Neisseria EXCEPT:

There are only two common types that can infect humans: N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitis

They are able to produce catalase and cytochrome dismutase, among many other characteristics

The outer layer contains glycopolysaccharide, phospholipids and proteins that are immunologically signficant

Only b and c

AOTA

Chapter 2 Microbiology

Questions: 60 | Attempts: 12

Sample Question
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Protein-amino acids

Nucleic acids-nucleotides

Polysaccharides – simple sugars

Fats-aldehyde

Microbiology Block #3

Questions: 89 | Attempts: 56

Sample Question
A patient has been diagnosed with a very common opportunistic infection associated with AIDS. From the material we discussed in class, what is the likely identity of this organism

Clostridium dificile

Neisseria mengitidis

Pneumocystis carinii

Staph aureus

Pseudomembranous colitis

Microbiology - Block 2

Questions: 36 | Attempts: 21

Sample Question
Which of these is not a end-result (product) of oxygen-dependent myeloperoxidase-independent reactions?

Singlet Oxygen

Hydrogen Peroxide

Chlorous Acid

Hydroxyl Radical

Superoxide Anion

Microbiology By Body System Chapter 3

This is your description.

Questions: 60 | Attempts: 15

Sample Question
Using a microscope, you observe an amoeba moving toward a food source. This is an example of

Metabolism

Cellular structure

Responsiveness

Growth

Reproduction

Microbiology Exam 1 Review Quiz

This practice test covers CH 3, 11, & 6 of Dr. Bottoms microbiology class

Questions: 18 | Attempts: 56

Sample Question
An example of a facultative aerobe

E. Coli

Lactobacillus

Gonorrhea

Peroxidase

Microbiology Exam 1

Questions: 42 | Attempts: 24

Sample Question
Who played a decisive role in the refutation theory of "Spontaneous Generation"?

Alexander Fleming

Joseph Lister

Ignatz Semmelweis

Louis Pasteur

Robert Koch

Microbiology Exam 1

WE GOT THIS Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!

Questions: 49 | Attempts: 33

Sample Question
Which organism is prokaryotic and may be found in our body?

Bacteria

Fungi

Virus

Archaea

Microbiology Unit IV: Specific Defenses (actIVe And PassIVe)

Questions: 11 | Attempts: 5

Microbiology Unit IV: Specific Defenses (adaptIVe Immunity)

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 7

Microbiology Unit IV: Specific Defenses (adaptIVe)

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 12

Microbiology Unit IV: Non-specific Diseases (2nd Line)

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 7

Microbiology Unit IV: Non-specific Defenses

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 6

Microbiology Unit IV: Antibiotics

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 7

Microbiology Unit IV: Chemical Control Methods

Questions: 21 | Attempts: 8

Microbiology Unit IV: Physical Control Of Microbes

Questions: 18 | Attempts: 10

Microbiology Unit IV: Levels Of Control

Questions: 18 | Attempts: 6

Microbiology Study Questions #2

Rest of Micro questions

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 21

Sample Question
Certain dyes may be added to culture media to:

Indicate metabolic activity of microorganisms

Selectively grow certain microogranisms by inhibiting the growth of others

Both

Neither

Microbiology Study Questions

Study quesitons for Microbiology - MLT students

Questions: 223 | Attempts: 70

Sample Question
Protozoa are classified by their means of:

Reproduction

Locomotion

Respiration

Elimination

Microbiology Unit III: Protien Synthesis

Questions: 18 | Attempts: 6

Microbiology Unit Iii: DNA And DNA Replication

Questions: 36 | Attempts: 7

Microbiology Acronyms Quiz

Questions: 19 | Attempts: 58

Food Microbiology Latest Research Quiz: January 2013

Test your knowledge of recent food microbiology published research! All questions relate to food microbiology researched published in the January 2013 Journal of Food Science.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 94

Sample Question
What environmental conditions resulted in the highest amount of toxin production by the fungi Aspergillus flavus in rice?

0.90 to 0.92 aw with a temperature of 20° C.

0.70 to 0.72 aw with a temperature of 40° C.

0.37 to 0.40 aw with a temperature of 40° C.

27 to 0.30 aw with a temperature of 20° C.

Micro Exam 3

Questions: 35 | Attempts: 22

Sample Question
The Clayton Act prohibits interlocking directorships primarily in order to:

Provide more democratic business organizations

Encourage more Americans to serve on firm's boards

Discourage coordinated pricing and production policies

Discourage the concentration of wealth in the country

Microbiology Exam Review Quiz Dec 2012

Questions: 131 | Attempts: 23

Sample Question
Which type of microscopy is most commonly used in the direct microscopic examination of T.pallidum?

Brightfield Microscopy

Darkfield Microscopy

Phase Contrast Microscopy

Fluorescence Microscopy

Electron Microscopy

Journal Club: A Guide To Interpreting Microbiology Results

Presented by Michael Williams 10th October 2012

Questions: 4 | Attempts: 14

Sample Question
Which of the following is INCORRECT? An apparently 'sensitive' result may be suppressed if:

A narrower spectrum antibiotic could be used

The bacteria has intrinsic resistance to the antibiotic

The bacteria displays inducible resistance to the antibiotic

The antibiotic is very expensive and requires Medical Superintendent Approval for use

Microbiology Competency_weeks_2012

This quiz is designed to test the basic competencies in Microbiology for a small hospital lab.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 45

Sample Question
The following organisms are considered possible Bioterrorism organism. Check all that apply.

Bacillus anthracis

Staph aureus

Yersinia pestis

Strep pneumo

Francisella tularensis

E. coli

Brucella species

USMLE Microbiology - Part 2

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 31

Sample Question
A 43-year-old man presents with fl u-like symptoms, fevers, chills, and a productive cough. Physical examination is remarkable for pleuritic chest pain. On questioning, the patient says that he has just spent the last week on vacation in Central America. Cultures taken from the patient show a broad-based budding fungus. It is concluded that the man has systemic blastomycosis infection. Which of the following agents is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?

Amphotericin B

Fluconazole

Itraconazole or potassium iodide

Sodium stibogluconate only

Topical miconazole or selenium sulfide

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