WGU Microbiology C453 Objective Assessment Study
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Mode of action: disrupt structure of proteins & nucleic acid. Used to
disinfect/sterilize inanimate objects that would be harmed by high
temperatures
Example: Formaldehyde Right Ans - ALkylating Agents
Mode of action: denature proteins when mixed with water, dissolves
membranes
Uses: disinfects skin and aerosols Right Ans - Alcohols
Have hyphae aggregated to form mycelia & have club shaped sexual
structures called basida
Reproduce sexually
Examples: mushrooms, cryptococcus, toadstools, ruts, smuts Right Ans -
Basidomycota
Produces sac-like structure that releases spores during sexual reproduction.
Have a central pore. Examples: sac-fungi, yeast Right Ans - Ascomycota
worm-like organisms, living in/feeding on hosts, receiving nourishment and
protection while disrupting host's absorption causing weakness and disease
Examples: flukes, tapeworms, roundworms Right Ans - Hemlinths
tiny, non-living, requires host, invades and replicates inside living cell
containing DNA or RNA Right Ans - Basic characteristics of a virus
acquired after they are assembled in a host cell as they bud, or move through,
one of several membranes Right Ans - How do enveloped viruses gain their
envelope?
RNA genomes ready for immediate translation during infections by host's
ribosomes
examples: piconavindae, togaviridae, flavivirdae, retroviridae Right Ans -
Positive sense single-stranded RNA viruses
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