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Microbiology FINAL Review (Jersey College)
Exam Study Guide.
Fungi - answer✔✔The antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin are produced by
Heterotrophic - answer✔✔Fungi are free-living _______________ organisms
Mycorrhizae - answer✔✔Fungi that help the roots of plants to absorb minerals and water from
the soil are
25 C - answer✔✔A dimorphic fungus growing as a mold prefers what temperature?
Phialospores - answer✔✔Conidiospores that bud off from a vase-shaped spore-bearing cell are
referred to as
Ascomycota - answer✔✔The mold responsible for the production of penicillin belongs to the
subgroup of
Dinoflagellates - answer✔✔The so-called "red tide" is generally caused by which of the
following organisms?
Rhodophyta - answer✔✔Algae that contain agar in their cell walls belong to
Chrysophyta - answer✔✔Diatoms, major components of marine phytoplankton, belong to
Phaeophyta - answer✔✔Brown algae are commonly referred to as
Plasmodium - answer✔✔Which of the following microorganisms require a moist environment to
survive and most often live in ponds, streams, lakes, and oceans?
Schizogony - answer✔✔The process by which the nucleus of protozoans undergoes multiple
divisions before the cell divides is called
Protozoans - answer✔✔The eukaryotes known for the presence of a macronucleus and a
micronucleus are
Protozoan - answer✔✔Plasmodium is a type of
Protozoans - answer✔✔Toxoplasma gondii belongs to which group of eukaryotic organisms?
Helminths - answer✔✔A scolex is a structure found in
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Enterobius vermicularis - answer✔✔Which of the following is commonly referred to as a
pinworm?
Fungi - answer✔✔Organisms that can grow on substances with very low moisture content are
Trichomonas vaginalis - answer✔✔the protozoan that lacks a cyst stage and therefore must be
transferred quickly from host to host is
Helminths - answer✔✔Which of the following are technically not microorganisms?
Pharynx - answer✔✔All of the following are structures of the lower respiratory system except?
Streptococcus pyogenes - answer✔✔Scarlet fever is caused by
Staphylococcus aureus - answer✔✔Which of the following organisms is commonly found in the
normal flora of the upper respiratory system?
Bordetella pertussis - answer✔✔Whooping cough is caused by
Common cold - answer✔✔Which of the following cannot be and should not be treated with
antibiotics?
a) Strep throat
b) Tuberculosis
c) Common Cold
d) Diphtheria
Fomites - answer✔✔Tuberculosis is not usually transmitted by
A - answer✔✔The most virulent pathogen of the human flu virus is type
Coronavirus - answer✔✔SARS is a respiratory illness caused by
Arizona - answer✔✔Which of the following geographic areas contains reservoirs for
Coccidioides immitis?
Pulmonary aspergillosis - answer✔✔The formation of a "fungus ball" within preexisting cavities
is a common development in:
Scarlet fever - answer✔✔The "strawberry tongue" symptom is often associated with
Streptococcus pyogenes - answer✔✔Strep throat is caused by which organism?
Mycobacterium - answer✔✔Tuberculosis is caused by an organism of the genus
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Gram-negative, encapsulated bacillus - answer✔✔Klebsiella pneumoniae is a
Bacillus anthracis - answer✔✔Anthrax is caused by
Leg swelling - answer✔✔All of the following are symptoms of endocarditis except
a) Fever and chills
b) Weight loss
c) Leg swelling
d) Muscles aches
Septicemia - answer✔✔The toxic condition caused by the multiplication of bacteria in the blood
is referred to as
Microbemia - answer✔✔When microorganisms enter the circulatory system through the
lymphatic drainage and cause an infection, the condition is called
Strep throat - answer✔✔Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease and rare complication of
Salmonellosis - answer✔✔All of the following are considered to be zoonotic disease except
Francisella tularensis - answer✔✔"Rabbit fever" a zoonotic disease, is caused by
Rickettsia rickettsii - answer✔✔Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by
5 - answer✔✔Cytomegalovirus infections are caused by the human herpes virus
Protozoan - answer✔✔Malaria is caused by a
Toxoplasmosis - answer✔✔Which of the following is a disease caused by a protozoan?
Rabbit fever - answer✔✔Tularemia is also referred to as
Vectors - answer✔✔Animals that are capable of transmitting infectious disease are called
Plague - answer✔✔The bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for causing what disease?
Pericarditis - answer✔✔The term used to describe an inflammation of the sac-like membrane
surrounding the heart is
Rheumatic fever - answer✔✔An inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication
following a group A streptococcal infection is
IgA - answer✔✔The antibody found in body secretions is
Microbiology FINAL Review (Jersey College)
Exam Study Guide.
Fungi - answer✔✔The antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporin are produced by
Heterotrophic - answer✔✔Fungi are free-living _______________ organisms
Mycorrhizae - answer✔✔Fungi that help the roots of plants to absorb minerals and water from
the soil are
25 C - answer✔✔A dimorphic fungus growing as a mold prefers what temperature?
Phialospores - answer✔✔Conidiospores that bud off from a vase-shaped spore-bearing cell are
referred to as
Ascomycota - answer✔✔The mold responsible for the production of penicillin belongs to the
subgroup of
Dinoflagellates - answer✔✔The so-called "red tide" is generally caused by which of the
following organisms?
Rhodophyta - answer✔✔Algae that contain agar in their cell walls belong to
Chrysophyta - answer✔✔Diatoms, major components of marine phytoplankton, belong to
Phaeophyta - answer✔✔Brown algae are commonly referred to as
Plasmodium - answer✔✔Which of the following microorganisms require a moist environment to
survive and most often live in ponds, streams, lakes, and oceans?
Schizogony - answer✔✔The process by which the nucleus of protozoans undergoes multiple
divisions before the cell divides is called
Protozoans - answer✔✔The eukaryotes known for the presence of a macronucleus and a
micronucleus are
Protozoan - answer✔✔Plasmodium is a type of
Protozoans - answer✔✔Toxoplasma gondii belongs to which group of eukaryotic organisms?
Helminths - answer✔✔A scolex is a structure found in
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Enterobius vermicularis - answer✔✔Which of the following is commonly referred to as a
pinworm?
Fungi - answer✔✔Organisms that can grow on substances with very low moisture content are
Trichomonas vaginalis - answer✔✔the protozoan that lacks a cyst stage and therefore must be
transferred quickly from host to host is
Helminths - answer✔✔Which of the following are technically not microorganisms?
Pharynx - answer✔✔All of the following are structures of the lower respiratory system except?
Streptococcus pyogenes - answer✔✔Scarlet fever is caused by
Staphylococcus aureus - answer✔✔Which of the following organisms is commonly found in the
normal flora of the upper respiratory system?
Bordetella pertussis - answer✔✔Whooping cough is caused by
Common cold - answer✔✔Which of the following cannot be and should not be treated with
antibiotics?
a) Strep throat
b) Tuberculosis
c) Common Cold
d) Diphtheria
Fomites - answer✔✔Tuberculosis is not usually transmitted by
A - answer✔✔The most virulent pathogen of the human flu virus is type
Coronavirus - answer✔✔SARS is a respiratory illness caused by
Arizona - answer✔✔Which of the following geographic areas contains reservoirs for
Coccidioides immitis?
Pulmonary aspergillosis - answer✔✔The formation of a "fungus ball" within preexisting cavities
is a common development in:
Scarlet fever - answer✔✔The "strawberry tongue" symptom is often associated with
Streptococcus pyogenes - answer✔✔Strep throat is caused by which organism?
Mycobacterium - answer✔✔Tuberculosis is caused by an organism of the genus
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Gram-negative, encapsulated bacillus - answer✔✔Klebsiella pneumoniae is a
Bacillus anthracis - answer✔✔Anthrax is caused by
Leg swelling - answer✔✔All of the following are symptoms of endocarditis except
a) Fever and chills
b) Weight loss
c) Leg swelling
d) Muscles aches
Septicemia - answer✔✔The toxic condition caused by the multiplication of bacteria in the blood
is referred to as
Microbemia - answer✔✔When microorganisms enter the circulatory system through the
lymphatic drainage and cause an infection, the condition is called
Strep throat - answer✔✔Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease and rare complication of
Salmonellosis - answer✔✔All of the following are considered to be zoonotic disease except
Francisella tularensis - answer✔✔"Rabbit fever" a zoonotic disease, is caused by
Rickettsia rickettsii - answer✔✔Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by
5 - answer✔✔Cytomegalovirus infections are caused by the human herpes virus
Protozoan - answer✔✔Malaria is caused by a
Toxoplasmosis - answer✔✔Which of the following is a disease caused by a protozoan?
Rabbit fever - answer✔✔Tularemia is also referred to as
Vectors - answer✔✔Animals that are capable of transmitting infectious disease are called
Plague - answer✔✔The bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for causing what disease?
Pericarditis - answer✔✔The term used to describe an inflammation of the sac-like membrane
surrounding the heart is
Rheumatic fever - answer✔✔An inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication
following a group A streptococcal infection is
IgA - answer✔✔The antibody found in body secretions is
