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Cocci are bacteria that are:
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a) round shaped
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b) rod shaped
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c) corkscrew shaped
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d) spore shaped - correct answer✔✔a) round shaped
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Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning?
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a) diplococci
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b) spirilla
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c) bacilli
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d) streptococci - correct answer✔✔d) streptococci
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Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are:
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a) diplococci
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b) bacilli
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c) staphylococci
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d) streptococci - correct answer✔✔a) diplococci
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Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria called:
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a) diplococci
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b) bacilli
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c) spirilla
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,d) cocci - correct answer✔✔c) spirilla
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A chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on
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environment surface is: ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a) disinfecting
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b) sanitizing
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c) cleaning
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d) sterilizing - correct answer✔✔a) disinfecting
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Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called:
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a) nucleic acid
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b) cytoplasm
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c) protoplasm
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d) protons - correct answer✔✔c) protoplasm
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The process whereby bacteria grow to their largest size, and then divide into two new cells
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is: ||\\//||




a) binary fission
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b) meiosis
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c) photosynthesis
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d) metamorphosis - correct answer✔✔a) binary fission
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The presence of pus can be a sign of:
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a) immunity
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b) congestion
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c) a bacterial infection
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d) a sunburn - correct answer✔✔c) a bacterial infection
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,A ___ infection appears as a lesion containing put and is confined to a particular part of the
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body. ||\\//||




a) systematic
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b) local||\\//|| ||\\//||




c) primary
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d) secondary - correct answer✔✔b) local
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Which of the following is a condition caused by an infection of head lice?
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a) hepatitis
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b) scabies
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c) pediculosis capitis
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d) Tines pedis - correct answer✔✔c) pediculosis capitis
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The ability of the body to destroy, resist, and recognize infection is called ___
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a) immunity
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b) decontamination
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c) inflammation
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d) regulation - correct answer✔✔a) immunity
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Disinfectants sold and used in the United States must carry ___ registration number. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a) a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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b) an Occupational Protection Agency (OPA)
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c) a U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL)
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d) An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - correct answer✔✔d) An Environmental
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Protection Agency (EPA) ||\\//|| ||\\//||

, Which agency publishes the guidelines known as Standard Precautions?
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a) FDA||\\//||




b) OSHA ||\\//|| ||\\//||




c) CDC
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d) EPA - correct answer✔✔c) CDC
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In 2012, OSHA agreed to comply with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and
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Labeling of Chemicals Systems (GHS), which requires the use of a standard format called ___
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(SDS) to replace the MSDS. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




a) Safety Data Support
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b) Surety Data Support
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c) Safety Data Sheet
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d) Safety Data Standards - correct answer✔✔c) Safety Data Sheet
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A type of disinfectant with a very high pH that can damage the skin or eyes is called ___.
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a) alcohol and bleach
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b) EPA-registered disinfectants
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c) alcohol and quats
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d) phenolic disinfectants - correct answer✔✔d) phenolic disinfectants
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When washing your hands, after you have used warm water, applied soap, and then rubbed
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your hands, together until a lather forms, use a disinfected nail brush to brush your nails
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horizontally back and forth under the free edges and then up and down along the nail folds ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




of the fingernails. The process for brushing both hands should take about ___.
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a) 5 minutes
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b) 60 seconds
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c) 45 seconds
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d) 10 seconds - correct answer✔✔b) 60 seconds
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