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Question 1 All of the following are bloodborne pathogens in the health care setting except
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Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV
Question 2 Sucrose is composed of
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Glucose and galactose
Glucose and fructose
Fructose and maltose
Glucose and maltose
Question 3 Which of the following stains is generally used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB)?
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Simple stain
Acid fast stain
Gram stain
Negative stain
Question 4 Which of the following industries use(s) microorganisms?
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Wine
Cheese
Chemical
All of the answers
Question 5 The cell organelles found only in algae and plant cells are
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Chloroplasts
Mitochondria
Vacuoles
Vesicles
Question 6 Which of the following organelles contain oxidative enzymes capable of oxidizing toxic substances?
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Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
Lysosomes
Peroxisomes
Question 7 The RNA nucleotide that base that pairs with adenine of DNA is
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Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
Uracil
Question 8 The process where energy (ATP) is created in the presence of oxygen is known as:
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aerobic respiration
anaearobic respiration
fermentation
photosynthesis
Question 9 The organelles responsible for packaging proteins for transport are the:
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ribsomes
golgi complexes
lysosomes
rough ER
Question 10 Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
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Intestine
Skin
Vagina
Blood
Question 11 CDC stands for
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Children's Disease Center
Central Disaster Control Center
Central Drug Evaluation and Control Center
Question 12 The group of organisms that includes yeasts and molds are known as _______
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Algae
Bacteria
Fungi
Viruses
Question 13 A relationship between organisms in which one organism is benefitted and the other is unaffected is called
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Mutualism
Competition
Synergism
Commensalism
Question 14 Media that contain added complex organic substances such as blood for the growth of specific bacteria are referred to as
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Enriched media
General-purpose media
Differential media
Reducing media
Question 15 The destruction of all microorganisms and their endospores is referred to as
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Disinfection
Degermation
Sanitization
Sterilization
Question 16 An inanimate object or substance capable of transporting pathogens from one medium or individual to another is referred to as a
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Vector
Fomite
Transporter
Transposon
Question 17 Chemically, most enzymes are
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Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic acids
Carbohydrates
Question 18 Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
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Archaea
Viruses
Prions
Bacteria
Question 19 How many different biosafety levels have been established for the handling of microorganisms?
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1
2
3
4
Question 20 During DNA replication, cytosine always undergoes complementary base pairing with which of the following nucleotides?
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Adenine
Guanine
Thymine
Uracil
Question 21 Starch is an example of a __________
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Protein
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Nucelic acid
Question 22 All bacteria are eukaryotic
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True
False
Question 23 Binary fission is a form of reproduction used by
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Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Helminths
Question 24 The stain that is used to identify bacteria with a large amount of peptidoglycan in their cell walls is the ________
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Methylene blue stain
Congo red stain
Simple stain
Gram stain
Question 25 Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
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Colonies
Biofilms
Biospheres
Flora