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The Human Body in Health and Illness 5th Edition By Herlihy -Test Bank
Chapter 5: Microbiology Basics
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is defined as a disease-producing microorganism?
| a. | Normal flora |
| b. | Pathogen |
| c. | Arthropod |
| d. | Parasite |
ANS: B
2. Which word best characterizes Typhoid Mary?
| a. | Immune |
| b. | Symptomatic |
| c. | Carrier |
| d. | Fomite |
ANS: C
3. Which of the following describes the signs and symptoms that develop in response to a pathogen?
| a. | Syndrome |
| b. | Allergy |
| c. | Infection |
| d. | Immunity |
ANS: C
4. Influenza is best described as a(n)
| a. | localized infection. |
| b. | allergic reaction. |
| c. | bacterial infection. |
| d. | systemic infection. |
ANS: D
5. Cocci, bacilli, and curved rods are classified as
| a. | viruses. |
| b. | pathogens. |
| c. | bacteria. |
| d. | parasites. |
ANS: C
6. Bacteria
| a. | include cocci, bacilli, and curved rods. |
| b. | are not part of the normal flora of the intestines. |
| c. | cause mycotic infections. |
| d. | include mold and yeast. |
ANS: A
7. An abscess is
| a. | an example of a systemic infection. |
| b. | always viral in origin. |
| c. | an example of a mycotic infection. |
| d. | an example of a localized infection. |
ANS: D
8. Which of the following is least descriptive of staphylococci?
| a. | Grapelike arrangement |
| b. | Bacterial |
| c. | Gram-positive |
| d. | Underlying cause of rheumatic fever |
ANS: D
9. Rickettsiae are
| a. | classified as fungi. |
| b. | viruses. |
| c. | often carried by fleas, ticks, and body lice. |
| d. | arthropod vectors. |
ANS: C
10. Streptococci and staphylococci are
| a. | viruses. |
| b. | gram-positive bacteria. |
| c. | arthropods. |
| d. | parasites. |
ANS: B
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