Microbiology I Final

The most common method of prokaryotic asexual production is ______.

______ is the site for the arrival of tRNA delivering the amino acid.

Nutrient broth is a common solid media used in culturing.

The ______ is a United Nations agency focused on providing technical cooperation and health programs.

Non-living reservoirs involve contaminated meats, vegetables, soil or water.

______ provides access to health care services for people who are low income, uninsured, or in areas without resources.

Phycology is the study of ______.

What kind of plasmid carries the instructions for transfer of bacterial DNA?

Haustoria allows some fungi to derive nutrients from living plants and animals.

What kind of bacteria causes Q fever?

______ is used to test chemicals that are suspected of being carcinogenic mutagens.

Bacterial DNA replication begins at the ______.

The enzyme _____ unzips the DNA by breaking its hydrogen bonds between the nucleotide bases.

Which of the following is used on furniture & electrodes to kill vegetative bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and some viruses?

______ is the removal of pathogens from objects to meet public health standards.

Who discovered the Bubonic Plague?

A virus in its intracellular state is called a ______.

Who is considered the father of germ theory?

Who was the scientist that created the term "Magic Bullet"?

Which of the following biosafety labs handles ebola and smallpox?

What is used to maintain a microbial population in a particular phase of growth?

What is the primary health agency that protects health of all Americans?

Which of the following tests evaluates efficacy of disinfectants and antiseptics?

What kind of plasmid carries instructions for structures, enzymes or toxins that enable bacterium to become pathogenic?

Endospores stain ______.

Acidic dyes stain alkaline structures.

GMS stains are used to identify ______.

Who contributed to the vaccination procedure? (Hint: Smallpox)

______ is the study of fungi.

Borellia is a genera of bacteria associated with which of the following conditions?

Which of the following is the MOST severe stage of an infectious disease?

What kind of dye or stain binds to positive molecules?

_____ converts the phenotype of a non-harmful bacterium to a pathogenic phenotype.

Giardia Intestinalis is a _____ that causes diahrrea from ingestion of cysts associated with this protozoa.

Intermediate-level germicides are NOT effective against endospores.

Who ensures workplace safety and health of employees?

Viruses utilize ______ to enter a host cell.

Which of the following testing methods is used to isolate auxotroph's?

Which of the following uses heat to destroy pathogens and reduce the number of spoilage microorganisms in foods?

Fungi can produce BOTH sexually and asexually, but mainly ______.

What classification of eukaryotes produce asexually via sporangiospores?

A frimbriae is a sticky, bristle-like projection located on ______.

Parasites are classified as:

______ describes diseases that occur at a greater frequency than usual for an area or population.

Enveloped viruses are released through budding.

Prions are the LEAST resistant to antimicrobial agents.

Who is responsible for regulating hazardous waste?

Which type of drug is going to act against disease?

One symbiont harmed by a second symbiont, while the second is neither harmed nor helped by the first is an example of:

Who introduced antiseptic and cleaning protocols into nursing, along with founding one of the first nursing schools?

In prokaryotes, transcription occurs in the nucleoid region.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a differential stain?

What is rocky mountian spotted fever associated with?

Who created the classification and identification system for microorganisms?

Which of the following phases involves the body gradually returning to normal?

Gram-positive cell walls contain a ____ layer of peptidoglycan, while Gram-negative cells walls contain a ____ layer.

DNA polymerases add the nucleotides in a 5' to 3' direction only.

During the stationary phase of microbial growth, the size of population remains constant.

Oxygen is essential for these organisms:

______ is the destruction of all microorganisms and viruses in or on an object.

Who proposed the method of hand washing?

Transient microbiota remain present throughout life.

Which of the following involves handwashing, along with the use of alcohol swabs at an infection site?

Which of the following inhibit DNA or RNA synthesis?

Which of the following drugs inhibit cell wall synthesis?

_____ is responsible for developing & applying disease prevention, environmental health, and health promotion.

_____ is one of the primary medial research centers and focal point for federal medical research in the US.

______ involves removal of the capsid during a process called uncoating.

Which of the following antiprotozoan drugs causes "black hairy tongue"?

A flagella that is located on one end is called a ______ flagella.

During which phase of microbial growth do cells replicate rapidly?

Which of the following stains is used for the identification of endospores in a species?

_____ describes the number of NEW cases of a disease in a given area during a given period of time.

Oxygen is deadly for these organisms:

Viruses have the campability to reproduce on their own.

_____ synthesizes the RNA primer necessary for DNA polymerase III to add nucleotides to the DNA strand.

Which of the following biosafety labs handle viruses such as yellow fever and rocky mountain spotted smallpox?

Which of the following is a primary acid fast stain?

Domagk invented _______.

Naked viruses are more stable outside a host compared to enveloped viruses.

Which of the following is NOT a classification of protozoa?

Who conducted an experiment involving decaying meat and flies to determine if life could spontaneously form?

Who is considered the father of epidemiology and infection control?

Transcription results in the formation of ______.

______ diseases are associated with medical treatments or procedures.

What type of culture media contains compounds that chemically combine with free oxygen and remove it from the medium?

Which of the following relationships BEST represents hair follicle mites living on skin?

Which of the following generas is associated with gas gangrene?

During translation, mRNA binds to the _____ to begin the process.

MacConkey Agar selects for Gram-positive bacteria.

Enveloped viruses are MOST susceptible to antimicrobial agents.

The 'Use-Dilution Test' is the current standard test in the US.

What is the function of a pili?

Which of the following biosafety labs is most likely to handle E. coli?

Which of the following tests determines the minimum amount of time required for disinfectants to be effective?

Gram-negative bacteria stain ______.

Which of the following generas of bacteria are capable of endospore formation?

Which of the following seals the gaps between adjacent Okazaki fragments to form a continuous DNA strand?

During which phase of microbial growth involve cells adjusting to their environment?

Which of the following is used to sterilize catheters and implants to kill all pathogens, including endospores?