Microbiology Compend- True or False Flashcards

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Pneumococci are encapsulated when existing in vegetative form.

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True

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2
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Lobar pneumonia may be prevented by vaccination with killed cultures of the organisms that cause the disease.

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False

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3
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Gonococci can live for long periods of time outside the body of the host.

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False

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4
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Skin abscesses are infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus.

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True

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5
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The organisms responsible for tularemia may enter the body through the broken or unbroken skin.

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True

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6
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Tetanus is an infection that may be transmitted by droplet spray.

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False

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7
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The disease epidemic meningitis is caused by a member of the same genus as the causative agent for the disease gonorrhea.

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True

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8
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Most people are carriers of the disease lobar pneumonia at some time during the year.

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True

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9
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Gonorrhea is an example of an infection that may be either acute or chronic.

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True

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10
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Scarlet fever and rheumatic fever are caused by the same organism.

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True

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11
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Infections caused by Salmonella enteritidis may be be transmitted by either direct or indirect contact.

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False

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12
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The etiological agents for the disease tuberculosis are capable of forming endospores.

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False

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13
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The disease anthrax is caused by a spore-forming bacillus.

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True

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14
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Gonorrhea and ophthalmia neonatorum are diseases caused by the same organism.

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True

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15
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Asiatic cholera is a disease caused by an organism named Vibrio cholerae.

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True

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16
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Myobacterium tuberculosis are encapsulated bacteria.

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False

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17
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Naturally acquired active immunity is established by having had a case of the disease.

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True

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18
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Bacteria and their products are the only substances that stimulate the body cells of the host to produce antibodies.

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False

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19
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A foreign protein which, when introduced into the body excites the body to produce antibodies, is called an immune serum.

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False

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20
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All vaccines are antigenic.

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True

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21
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Active immunity resulting from the transmission of antibodies through the placenta is a form of natural immunity.

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True

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22
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The control of enteric infections depends primarily on the prevention of contamination of food and water.

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True

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23
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Active immunization to tetanus can be produced by the inoculation of an immune serum.

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False

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24
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Puncture wounds are in danger of producing gas gangrene because they provide anaerobic conditions and dead tissue for the growth of the organisms that cause the infection.

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True

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25
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Tetanus and gas gangrene are considered to be non-communicable infections.

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True

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26
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Botulism is a form of food intoxication.

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True

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27
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Clostridium perfringens produces a powerful exotoxin.

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True

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28
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The most common type of plague is the pneumonic variety.

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False

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29
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Syphilis may be transmitted through the placenta to the unborn child.

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True

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30
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Gonorrhea may be transmitted through the placenta to the unborn child.

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False

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31
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Direct contact is the most common mode of transmission for enteric infections.

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False

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32
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Staphylococcus aureus is the most common causative agent for boils.

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True

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33
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The organism causing tuberculosis may live in dried sputum for a considerable length of time.

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True

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34
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Any foreign protein can act as an antigen in the host.

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True

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35
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An antiserum is a blood serum that contains antigens.

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False

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36
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Passive immunization is used as a prophylactic measure in regard to a specific infection.

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True

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37
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Antibacterial serums neutralize exotoxins.

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False

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38
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Agglutinins are specific types of antibodies.

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True

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39
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Precipitins are a specific type of antigen.

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False

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40
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Precipitins are specific types of antibodies.

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True

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41
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Naturally acquired passive immunity is established by actually having had the disease for which the immunity is specific.

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False

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42
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Naturally acquired active immunity is established by actually having had the disease for which the immunity is specific.

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True

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43
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Young infants show a passive immunity to such diseases as measles, chickenpox, and diphtheria due to a transfer of immune bodies from the blood of the mother to the unborn child through the placenta.

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True

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44
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Toxoids are used for the treatment of infectious diseases.

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False

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45
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A highly developed state of resistance to a specific disease is called virulence.

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False

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46
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Lack of resistance to a specific disease is called susceptibility.

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True

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47
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Puerperal fever is an infection that occurs only in females.

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True

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48
Q

Scarlet fever may be transmitted by contaminated milk.

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True

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49
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A case of any infectious disease produces an immunity to that disease.

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False

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50
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All cases of pneumonia are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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False

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51
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Gonorrhea may be prevented by the injection of a vaccine for the disease.

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False

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52
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Susceptibility is the reverse of immunity.

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True

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53
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The “Humoral Immunity Theory” involves the formation of antibodies in the blood.

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True

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54
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Agglutinins are antibodies that cause organisms to adhere to each other and form clumps.

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True

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55
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The immunity resulting from the use of antibodies is more permanent than that resulting from the use of vaccines.

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False

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56
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A vaccine establishes passive immunity.

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False

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57
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An antitoxin establishes passive immunity.

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True

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58
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Antibacterial serums neutralize exotoxins.

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False

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59
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An antibody is a substance which when introduced into the body causes the body to produce antigens.

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False

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60
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An antigen is a substance which when introduced into the body causes the body to produce antibodies.

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True

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61
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The important phagocytic cells contained in the blood are leucocytes, particularly the neutrophils.

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True

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62
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Opsonins are substances in the blood that dissolve bacteria.

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False

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63
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An antiserum serves as a means of defense against a disease if it contains antibodies specific for that disease.

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True

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64
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Coagulases are chemical substances produced by pathogenic agents which prevent blood from clotting.

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False

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65
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Allergy is the natural or spontaneous form of hypersensitivity.

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True

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66
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Normal human blood contains agglutinins.

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True

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67
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The autoclave utilizes steam under pressure.

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True

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68
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Antibodies which act on bacteria or other foreign substances in such a manner as to render them more easily ingested by phagocytes are called opsonins.

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True

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69
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Scarlet fever may be transmitted by mosquitos.

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False

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70
Q

The genus Staphylococcus contains both pathogenic and non-pathogenic species.

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True

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71
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All members of the genus Neisseria are pathogenic to humans.

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False

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72
Q

Some streptococci are capable of forming endospores.

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False

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73
Q

Streptococcus pyogenes may be the causative agent for scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, gonorrhea, and puerperal fever.

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False

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74
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The disease diphtheria may be prevented by producing an artificially acquired active immunity to the disease.

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True

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75
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Tuberculosis may be transmitted by contaminated fomites.

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True

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76
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All members of the genus Clostridium are capable of forming endospores.

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True

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77
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Gonorrhea may be transmitted by contaminated fomites.

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False

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78
Q

Influenza is caused by a bacillus.

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False

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79
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Epidemic typhus is spread from person to person by the body louse.

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True

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80
Q

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by a rickettsia.

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True

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81
Q

The viruses causing acute infections of the respiratory tract are known as dermatropic viruses.

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False

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82
Q

Viruses whose characteristic lesions appear on the skin are known as penumotropic viruses.

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False

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83
Q

Rabies is caused by a neurotropic virus.

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True

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84
Q

Varicella is another name for smallpox.

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False (Chickenpox)

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85
Q

Smallpox, if still a threat to man, could be transmitted from person to person by droplet infection.

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True

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86
Q

Rubella is another name for smallpox.

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False

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87
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It is believed that the virus of rubeola enters the body by the mouth and nose.

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True

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88
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German measles is known as rubeola.

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False

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89
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Variola is another name for smallpox.

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True

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90
Q

Common colds may be transmitted by droplet spray.

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True

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91
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Rabies is caused by a penumotropic virus

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False

92
Q

Poliomyelitis is caused by a neurotropic virus.

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True

93
Q

Epidemic parotitis is another name for mumps.

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True

94
Q

Viral nucleic acid is composed of both RNA and DNA.

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False

95
Q

Protozoa are morphologically unicellular organisms and are the lowest form of plant life.

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False

96
Q

Amoebiasis is a protozoan infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica.

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True

97
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The malarial parasite is a protozoan organism which belongs to the genus Plasmodium.

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True

98
Q

Malaria is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito.

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True

99
Q

The science that studies fungi is named Mycology.

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True

100
Q

Molds and yeasts are forms of procaryotes.

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False

101
Q

Molds are nearly spherical in shape and reproduce by budding.

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False

102
Q

Yeasts possess both sexual and asexual means for reproduction.

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False

103
Q

The organism causing athlete’s foot is a yeast.

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False

104
Q

Fungus diseases called dermatomycoses are usually systemic and fatal to the host.

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False

105
Q

Thrush is another name for Candida infection of the oral cavity.

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True

106
Q

Epidemic parotitis is caused by a Chlamydia.

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False

107
Q

Rickettsia is a facultative parasite, therefore it may be grown on artificial media.

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False

108
Q

Lymphogranuloma venereum is a venereal disease caused by Chlamydia.

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True

109
Q

Typhus fever diseases are caused by rickettsia and are transmitted by the mosquito.

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True

110
Q

Spotted fever diseases are caused by rickettsia and are transmitted by the mosquito.

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False

111
Q

Carriers are important in the spread of malaria.

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True

112
Q

Amoebic dysentery is most often spread by contaminated food and water.

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True

113
Q

The dermatropic virus diseases usually enter the body via the skin.

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False

114
Q

Viruses reproduce by a process called binary fission.

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False

115
Q

Infectious mononucleosis is a disease caused by a virus.

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True

116
Q

The flagellates (protozoa) move by means of pseudopodia (false feet).

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False

117
Q

Pathogenic protozoan parasites are microscopic in size.

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True

118
Q

There is only one form to the disease poliomyelitis.

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False

119
Q

Intermittent chills and fever are apparent in malaria.

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True

120
Q

Recovery from rabies is usually rapid.

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False

121
Q

Viruses are good antigens.

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True

122
Q

Infection with 3 day (Rubella) Measles can cause birth defects in the first three months of pregnancy.

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True

123
Q

Living skin may be sterilized.

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False

124
Q

Disinfection refers to the killing of all microorganisms present.

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False

125
Q

Sterilization kills only pathogenic microbes.

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False

126
Q

An antiseptic is bactericidal in its action.

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False

127
Q

Direct sunlight is considered to be bactericidal.

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True

128
Q

A viricide kills yeasts and molds.

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False

129
Q

Bacteriostasis implies retardation of bacterial growth and reproduction.

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True

130
Q

A fumigant is a liquid used for disinfection.

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False

131
Q

Sedimentation is a chemical means of destroying microbes.

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False

132
Q

Dry heat is more practical than moist heat for sterilization.

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False

133
Q

Steam under pressure is the most efficient and most widely applicable means of sterilization.

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True

134
Q

Boiling kills most vegetative bacteria in 5-10 minutes.

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True

135
Q

Boiling kills most bacterial spores in 5-10 minutes.

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False

136
Q

Boiling is about as efficient as free-flowing steam.

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True

137
Q

Cold temperatures are primarily bactericidial in their action.

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False

138
Q

The autoclave utilize free-flowing steam.

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False

139
Q

At sea level, boiling occurs at 100 degrees Centigrade.

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True

140
Q

The autoclave is usually operated at a temperature of about 100 degrees Centigrade.

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False

141
Q

Phenol is not destructive in living tissues.

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False

142
Q

The concentration of a disinfectant has no effect on its efficiency.

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False

143
Q

An increase in temperature generally causes an increase in efficiency of a disinfectant.

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True

144
Q

A good disinfectant should be chemically stable.

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True

145
Q

Carbolic acid is used in standardization of disinfectants.

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True

146
Q

Bichloride of mercury is a good chemical disinfectant for instruments.

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False

147
Q

Lysol is classified as a cresol

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True

148
Q

Phenol is corrosive to metal instruments.

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False

149
Q

Hexachlorophene is a quaternary ammonium compound.

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False

150
Q

Zephiran chloride is highly toxic to living tissues.

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False

151
Q

Hexachlorophene is not retarded in its action by combining with soaps.

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True

152
Q

Ethylene oxide is normally used as a liquid chemical disinfectant.

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False

153
Q

A communicable disease is always infectious.

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True

154
Q

An infectious disease is always communicable.

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False

155
Q

The pathogen is the organism upon which the host lives.

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False

156
Q

Opportunists never cause endogenous infections.

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False

157
Q

An organism is said to be attenuated if its virulence is increased.

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False

158
Q

Exotoxins are released during the life of the bacterial cells producing them.

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True

159
Q

Hyaluronidase is a bacterial product capable of dissolving “cell cement”.

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True

160
Q

Leucocidin is a bacterial product that attacks red blood cells.

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False

161
Q

A passive carrier exhibits symptoms for the disease being transmitted.

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False

162
Q

Congenital disease transmission results in transmission of a disease from the fetus to the mother.

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False

163
Q

Droplet spray disease transmission is classified as a direct mode of disease transmission.

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True

164
Q

Instruments may act as fomites.

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True

165
Q

Fomites are animate objects which act in disease transmission.

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False

166
Q

Mosquitos usually transmit disease as biological vectors.

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True

167
Q

Mechanical vectors transmit disease directly from host to host.

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False

168
Q

Congenital disease transmission occurs through the placenta.

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True

169
Q

The intact skin is not an effective barrier to most pathogens.

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False

170
Q

The term virulence is defined as the ability of the pathogen to overcome the defensive powers of the host.

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True

171
Q

Chronic infections usually have a swift onset and a severe course.

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False

172
Q

A focal infection usually remains confined to a particular part of a body.

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False

173
Q

Communicable infections can only be transmitted directly from host to host.

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False

174
Q

A primary infection is one which occurs in an individual who already has an infection of another type.

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False

175
Q

Bacteremia is a condition in which bacteria are found multiplying in the blood.

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False

176
Q

Bacteremia is the same as bacteriostasis.

A

False

177
Q

Virulence is defined as the ability of the host to overcome the defensive powers of the pathogen.

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False

178
Q

Pandemic diseases are confined to a single community.

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False

179
Q

An epidemic disease may spread to become pandemic.

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True

180
Q

An endemic disease is always present to a degree within a community.

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True

181
Q

Sporadic diseases occur only as occasional cases within a community.

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True

182
Q

Inflammation is a pathological disease process.

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False

183
Q

Antibodies are substances which, when introduced into the body, stimulate the body to produce specific antigens.

A

False

184
Q

Attenuation implies an increase in virulence.

A

False

185
Q

All bacteria contain an organized nucleus.

A

False

186
Q

The flagella of bacteria functions to produce motility.

A

True

187
Q

Putrefaction is the organic decomposition of carbohydrates with the formation of water and carbon dioxide.

A

False

188
Q

The study of molds is mycology.

A

True

189
Q

Rickettsiology is the study of the “true fungi.”

A

False

190
Q

That division of microbiology that studies one-celled true plants is protozoology.

A

False

191
Q

Molds and bacteria are unicellular microorganisms.

A

False

192
Q

The micrometer is equal to approximately 1/1000 of a millimeter.

A

True

193
Q

A visible mass of bacteria growing on a solid surface is a colony.

A

True

194
Q

Organisms that grow in the presence of free oxygen is known as aerobes.

A

True

195
Q

Moisture is necessary for bacterial growth.

A

True

196
Q

Those bacteria in which endospores are forming are known as sporulating bacteria.

A

True

197
Q

The temperature at which a species of bacteria grows best is its maximum temperature.

A

False

198
Q

Thermophilic bacteria grow best at low temperatures.

A

False

199
Q

A facultative parasite must obtain its nourishment from living organic matter.

A

False

200
Q

A facultative aerobe can live as an anaerobe, but prefers living as an aerobe.

A

False

201
Q

An endoenzyme is produced inside the cell and then is retained within the cell.

A

True

202
Q

All saprophytic bacteria are heterotrophic.

A

True

203
Q

Sarcinae are bacteria that exist in packets of four.

A

False

204
Q

Most pathogenic bacteria grown best in acidic pH.

A

False

205
Q

An association of two bacteria that is advantageous to one and does not injure the other is commensalism.

A

True

206
Q

Synergism is an association of two organisms with a result that neither species could produce by itself.

A

True

207
Q

Symbiosis is an association of two organisms that is mutually advantageous to them both.

A

True

208
Q

All spirilla, spirochetes, and vibrio are gram-negative.

A

True

209
Q

The hanging drop preparation is used in the examination of unstained microorganisms.

A

True

210
Q

Spore forming bacilli are gram positive.

A

True

211
Q

In an acid fast stain, those organisms that are gram negative would be red in color.

A

False

212
Q

The minimum temperature for a species corresponds to the average temperature of its usual habitat.

A

False

213
Q

Bacteria that parasitize the human body grow optimally at 37 degrees F.

A

False

214
Q

A colony containing only one kind of bacteria is known as a mixed culture.

A

False

215
Q

Saprophytic bacteria that produce infection only under especially favorable conditions are known as opportunists.

A

True

216
Q

Some types of bacilli are able to form a number of endospores within a single parent cell.

A

False

217
Q

A spore that is found near the end of the bacterial cell is called subterminal.

A

True

218
Q

Direct sunlight acts as a germicidial agent.

A

True

219
Q

A limited number of spirilla, spirochetes, and vibrio are capable of forming spores.

A

False

220
Q

Endospores are easily stained using simple staining methods.

A

False

221
Q

Bacteria that exhibit flagella are termed atrichous.

A

False

222
Q

Those bacteria in which endospores are not found are called vegetative bacteria.

A

True

223
Q

An enzyme that is retained within the living cell is called an endoenzyme.

A

True

224
Q

Most non-pathogenic bacteria grow best in an alkaline pH.

A

False

225
Q

That division of biology that studies protozoa is mycololy.

A

False

226
Q

A spore that is formed near but not at the end of a bacilli is classified as a terminal spore.

A

False

227
Q

Those bacteria that exhibit flagella are termed flagellates.

A

True