BIOS 242 Week 8 Final Exam Practice Questions

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Question: Which of the following statements about pork tapeworm is false? Question: Normal microbiota of the digestive system would be found in the Question: The best definition of an antigen is Quest... ion: Which of the following is a mechanism not used by microbes to resist antibiotics Question: Which of the following statements about fungi is true? Question: Endotoxins Question: Which of the following pairs is mismatched? Question: A culture medium consisting of only agar and beef heart is a Question: Your patient is suffering from fungal meningitis, a possible culprit is Question: An infectious protein is called Question: A facultative anaerobic bacterium produces ATP Question: Antigenic variation is best described as Question: Septicemia occurs when Question: Which member of the normal microbiota of the vaginal canal can also act as an opportunistic pathogen Question: Viruses that infect and ultimately rupture the infected cell are called Question: Most nosocomial infections of the urinary tract are caused by Question: Which one of the following microbes cause a disease characterized by the catarrhal, paroxysmal, and convalescent stages? Question: Which one of the following statements about genital warts is false? Question: In humans, beef tapeworm infestations are acquired by Question: Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a bacterium? Question: Which of the following microorganisms causes lung infection similar to tuberculosis? Question: In a Polymerase Chain Reaction Question: Epidemics of bacterial infections of the digestive system such as Cholera are often transmitted by Question: Commensal bacteria (decomposers) are Question: Which of the following causes an infection of the liver? Question: Which of the following is a method of culturing viruses? Question: Kuru is caused by Question: For which type of virus is genetic material created inside the host nucleus Question: A 28 year old female is admitted to hospital with symptoms of encephalitis. You notice that the patient is also showing signs of hydrophobia and has evidence of a bite on her hand. What is your diagnosis? Question: In parasitic interactions Question: Thrush (yeast infection of the oral cavity) is cause by Question: Cilia Question: Which tissue would have the lowest chance of rejection from the patient during transplantation Question: Which of the following did Ignaz Semmelweis use to reduce mortality at his workplace? Question: Which phylum of bacteria contains nitrogen fixers Question: The science that deals with when diseases occur and how they are transmitted is called Question: You have isolated a prokaryotic organism. Which test would you use to detect the presence of a specific sequence using a DNA probe Question: Which of the following is domain in the three-domain system? Question: Actinobacteria are similar to Firmicutes because they have Question: If two microbes have very similar morphological features and DNA sequences, you can conclude that Question: A gene is best defined as Question: Which of the following is not a level of food irradiation Question: Which organism is classified as a Eukaryote in the current three domain system Question: Which of following best describes a lag phase Question: Which of the following is type of bond that forms between atoms in a single carbohydrate molecule Question: Which of the following is best at reducing, but not eliminating, microbial contamination? Question: Which of the following statements about Lyme disease is false? Question: Who was the first to observe microorganisms with a microscope? Question: Which of the following does not occur during an inflammation response? Question: Ports of entry into the human body include Question: Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a(n) Question: By which of the following mechanisms can a cell transport a dissolved substance across a membrane without using any ATP Question: Which type of molecule is composed of amino acid subunits? Question: What kind of organic molecule is an enzyme? Question: A psychrophile is an organism that likes growing in Question: Biological vectors can spread microbes through Question: Which one of the following organelles could be used to store and transport organic molecules such as proteins within the cell Question: Protoplast fusion is a process where Question: An enzyme that separates DNA into separate strands is called Question: Which of the following statements is true? SHORT ANSWER SECTION: Question: Please indicate whether you find aerobic or anaerobic microbes in littoral, limnetic, profundal, and benthic aquatic zones. Question: Compare and contrast continuous feed (No break/ constant flow) and batch process production (sequence of steps that should be performed in a defined order) Question: Compare and contrast Taeniasis ( Adult tapeworm/ infection in the intestine) and Neurocysticerosis (Larvae lodge in brain/ infection in the brain) Question: Not including beer and wine, list two other food products made through fermentation by microbes Question: Compare and contrast composting (reuse poop in the soil) and secondary stage sewage treatment (used microbes to reduce organic materials/ aerobes oxidize organic materials) Question: What are three applications of biotechnology that can improve human health Question: What bacterium causes gas gangrene, is it aerobic or anaerobic, what is the primary sign of this disease Question: Compare and contrast thermophilic anaerobic spoilage (can inflates/ don’t need to open the can) and flat sour spoilage (there is no gas production/ needs to open the can) Question: Please list three main forms of syphilis when the disease enters its Question: Compare and contrast Streptococcus Pneumoniae (gram positive/ causes pneumonia and meningitis) and Haemophilus Influenzae (causes meningitis/ gram negative) Question: Compare and contrast Ebola (emerging) and Dengue (classic) Question: What microbe causes Pyelonephritis, what disease does it progress from, and what organ can become damaged? Question: What are the four general types of skin rashes and how would you describe these rashes. Question: Compare and contrast Dental Caries (cavities) (formation of biofilm of saliva proteins) and gingivitis (inflammation and bleeding of the gums) Question: Please list two biotechnology methods that insert DNA into host cells. Question: What are two viruses that can affect the nervous system. How does each gain entry to the body? Question: What are two arthropods associated with cardiovascular diseases. For each arthropod what disease do they cause, or what microbe can they transmit Question: Compare and contrast Scarlett fever (swollen strawberry tongue) and Rheumatic fever (affects heart, brain and joints/ rare in US/ develops if scarlet fever is not cured) Question: What are two different diseases caused by Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea and ophthalmia neonatorum) and what are two different diseases caused by Chlamydia Trachomatis (trachoma and chlamydia) Bonus Question. 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