🧪 Microbiology MCQ Quiz Hub

1. . cephalosporin?
affects protozoal metabolism
affects the fungal nucleic acid synthesis
inhibits RNA synthesis
inhibits cell wall synthesis

2. acid-fast bacteria?
cell walls with mycolic acid
exotoxin production
skin infections that can lead to septicemia
diseases that come in stages

3. which have multiple intermediate host and forms?
flatworms
roundworms
Both a and b
None of these

4. a rancher that has been processing deerskin comes down with eschar on his forearm. This could mean that he has?
tetanus
listeriosis
cutaneous anthrax
a tattoo

5. most fungi reproduce asexually to form haploid?
hypae
spores
asci
basidia

6. typhoid fever?
respiratory
urogenital
nervous, fever, eyes
gastrointestinal

7. meningitis is an infection of?
the peripheral nervous system
the spinal cord and brain
the covering of the spinal cord and brain
the blood-brain barrier

8. sulfanilamide
competitive inhibition of folic acid synthesis
affects the fungal nucleic acid synthesis
inhibits the function of the cell membrane
inhibits RNA synthesis

9. sulfanilamide
competitive inhibition of folic acid synthesis
affects the fungal nucleic acid synthesis
inhibits the function of the cell membrane
inhibits RNA synthesis

10. involves heat, redness, swelling, and pain?
inflammation
cell-mediated response
humoral response
complement cascade

11. is a protective covering for the genome?
the capsid
the genome
the envelope
the capsomere

12. HAI?
degree of pathogenicity
worldwide outbreak of disease
vector of infection
spread while staying at the hospital

13. streptococcal pneumonia?
respiratory
urogenital
skin
muscles

14. long term effects of strep throat can include?
rheumatic fever
glomerulonephritis
encephalitis
death

15. what types of foods are associated with the diarrheal form of bacillus food poisoning?
starchy
meat
veggies
candy

16. syphilis cases at a local clinic at 5 years high?
outbreak
epidemic
endemic
pandemic

17. mycelium?
fungus
bacteria
protozoa
algae

18. hepatitis viruses attack the liver which results in which of the following symptoms except?
jaundice
dark urine
light colored feces
maculopapular rash

19. hemolytic streptococcus?
exotoxin production
skin infections that can lead to septicemia
diseases that come in stages
diarrhea of varying diseases

20. the sulfonamide drugs interfere with bacterial metabolism by?
blocking cell wall synthesis
disrupting folic acid metabolism
reacting with bacterial cell membranes
inhibiting DNA replication

21. streptokinase?
colonization of a niche in the host
evasion of the hosts immune response
inhibition/overstimulation of the hosts immune response
obtaining nutrition from the host

22. streptokinase?
colonization of a niche in the host
evasion of the hosts immune response
inhibition/overstimulation of the hosts immune response
obtaining nutrition from the host

23. what age group is at most risk for legionellosis?
youngins
teenagers
adults
old folks

24. pneumonia is simply?
a disease affecting the very young and the elderly B. D.
fluid in the lungs
caused by a wide variety of organisms
b and c only

25. pandemic?
worldwide outbreak of disease
disease outbreak
disease that is easily spread
vector of infection

26. why are pseudomonas infectious difficult to treat and prevent?
the bacteria are highly resistant to detergents and antibiotics
metabolically versatile
it is found everywhere
causes nosocomial infections

27. A complication of Campylobacter jejuni infection is?
ulcerative peritonitis
toxic megacolon
Sullivan barre syndrome
All of the above

28. the total magnification of a microscope is equal to?
the magnification of the objective lens x the number of eyepieces
the total of all of the objectives
the price of the microscope
None of the above

29. Hansen’s disease (leprosy)?
respiratory
urogenital
nervous, fever, eyes
gastrointestinal

30. Hiv/aids cutting short the lives of young people worldwide?
outbreak
epidemic
endemic
pandemic

31. may be either DNA or RNA but not both?
the capsid
the genome
the envelope
the capsomere

32. why do you think that antibiotics such as penicillin cannot be used with bacteria like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB?
the cell walls of these organisms are not affected by penicillin
the spores that are produced by TB cannot be killed by antibiotics
the bacterium encysts within the body and cannot be killed with penicillin
the bacterium is gram negative which are not killed as easily with penicillin

33. between 1964 and 2009, the state with the highest incidence of SLE has been?
NY
TX
FL D
OH

34. what is pneumonia?
accumulation of fluid in the lungs
can lead to endocarditis
all of the above
all but c

35. roughly how many ppl on the planet are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis?
1%
10%
20%
30%