MODULE 6
Microbiology and Parasitology
Tristan Joseph II, A. Flores, RPh
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1. Study of small life such as bacteria, fungi and viruses
A) Biology
B) Bacteriology
C) Virology
D) Microbiology
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2. Study of algae
A) Mycology
B) Fungology
C) Parasitology
D) Phycology
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3. Which of the following is not a microorganism?
A) Bacteria
B) Fungi
C) Protozoa
D) Helminths
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4. Microorganisms generally require the following, except
A) Proteins
B) Lipids
C) Protons
D) Carbohydrates
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5. Requires high concentrations of oxygen for survival
A) Microaerophiles
B) Obligate aerobes
C) Obligate anaerobes
D) Facultative aerobes
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6. Tolerates the presence of oxygen
A) Aerotolerant anaerobes
B) Aerotolerant aerobes
C) Microaerophiles
D) Capnophiles
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7. Most pathogenic microorganisms are considered
A) Psychrotrophs
B) Hyperthermophiles
C) Mesophiles
D) Thermophiles
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8. Bacterial cell wall is made of
A) Cholesterol
B) Ergosterol
C) Peptidoglycan
D) Amino acids
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9. Study of fungi
A. Mycology
B. Phycology
C. Parasitology
D. Protozoology
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10. Method of reproduction for bacteria
A) Budding
B) Sporulation
C) Germination
D) Binary fission
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11. Classifies whether a bacteria is gram positive or gram
negative
A) Gram stain
B) Negative stain
C) Welch stain
D) Acid fast stain
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12. Primary stain used in gram staining
A) Methylene blue
B) Methyl red
C) Cystal violet
D) India ink
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13. Bacterial shape that exhibits plasticity
A) Bacilli
B) Cocci
C) Pleomorphic
D) Spirochete
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14. Gram positive bacterium has a ____ layer of
peptidoglycan
A) Thin
B) Thick
C) Both thin and thick
D) None of the above
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15. Small circular molecules of DNA that are transferred
during conjugation
A) Fimbriae
B) Plasmid
C) Flagella
D) Cosmid
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16. New world hookworm
A) Ascaris lumbricoides
B) Necator americanus
C) Ancylostoma duodenale
D) Trichuris trichuria
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17. Old worm hookworm
A) Ascaris lumbricoides
B) Necator americanus
C) Ancylostoma duodenale
D) Trichuris trichuria
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18. Whip worm
A) Ascaris lumbricoides
B) Necator americanus
C) Ancylostoma duodenale
D) Trichuris trichuria
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19. Giant roundworm
A) Ascaris lumbricoides
B) Necator americanus
C) Ancylostoma duodenale
D) Trichuris trichuria
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20. Nematodes
A) Flatworms
B) Roundworms
C) Pinworms
D) Tapeworms
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21. Beef tapeworm
A) Taenia saginata
B) Taenia solium
C) Echinococcus granulosus
D) Clonorchis sinensis
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22. Pork tapeworm
A) Taenia saginata
B) Taenia solium
C) Echinococcus granulosus
D) Clonorchis sinensis
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23. Dog tapeworm
A) Taenia saginata
B) Taenia solium
C) Echinococcus granulosus
D) Clonorchis sinensis
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24. Causative agent for mumps
A) Rubula virus
B) Rubella virus
C) Both A and B
D) NOTA
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25. Transmission of Hepatitis B
A) Fecal-oral
B) Direct contact
C) Droplets
D) Blood
E) NOTA
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26. Transmission of Hepatitis A
A) Fecal-oral
B) Direct contact
C) Droplets
D) Blood
E) NOTA
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27. Large ciliated protozoans are found in
A) Giardia lamblia
B) Balantidium coli
C) Escherichia coli
D) Entamoeba histolytica
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28. Old man eyeglasses appearance of trophozoites is found
in
A) Giardia lamblia
B) Balantidium coli
C) Escherichia coli
D) Entamoeba histolytica
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29. Chromatoid bodies are commonly found with
A) Giardia lamblia
B) Balantidium coli
C) Escherichia coli
D) Entamoeba histolytica
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30. Giardia lamblia causes
A) Beaver fever
B) Giardiasis
C) Leningrad’s Curse
D) AOTA