GTC MICROBIOLOGY FINAL REVIEW
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
QUESTIONS WITH PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ cause of 80% of uti infections? Answer: E. coli
◉ characteristics of septic shock. Answer: low BP, high temp, & DIC
◉ 8 enteric bacteria. Answer: E. coli, Salmonella enterica, Shigella
dysenteriae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens, Proteus
vulgaris, Yersinia pestis, Enterobacter
◉ which bacteria can be transmitted by raw or under cooked sea
food Answer: Vibrio cholerae
◉ what is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in U.S.
Answer: Campylobacter jejuni
◉ which bacteria can colonize in the Gall bladder Answer:
Salmonella enterica Typhi
,◉ leading cause of viral gastroenteritis Answer: Norovirus
◉ Does a vaccine for Norovirus exist Answer: No
◉ 3 protozoa that live in GI system Answer: Giardia lamblia,
Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba hystolytica
◉ why is gonorrhea of concern for women Answer: leads to pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID), arthritis, ophthalmia neonatorum
◉ what is the cause of blindness in babies Answer: Chlamydia
◉ fungi that lives in genitals Answer: Candida albicans
◉ cause of vaginosis Answer: Gardnerella & Mycoplasma
◉ in which infection are there clue cells Answer: vaginosis
◉ gram stain and shape of Nisseria gonorrhoea Answer: gram
negative diplococci
◉ cause of buboes & black necrotic tissue Answer: Yersinia pestis
(black plague)
, ◉ ribosomes in eukaryotes & prokaryotes Answer: Eukaryotes 80S
(60S & 40S), Prokaryotes 70S (50S & 30S)
◉ Virus that causes black vomit Answer: Yellow fever
◉ bacteria that has urease enzyme Answer: Helicobacter pylori
◉ why is urease needed Answer: hydrolyzes urea into ammonia to
neutralize stomach acid
◉ walking pneumonia is caused by Answer: Mycoplasma
pneumophila
◉ hemorraghic pneumonia is caused by Answer: Klebsiella
pneumoniae
◉ Lag phase Answer: 1st, cell adjusting to environment, making
enzymes
◉ Log phase Answer: 2nd, rapid replication, growth, & reproduction
◉ Stationary phase Answer: 3rd, rate of reproduction decreases
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS 2026
QUESTIONS WITH PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ cause of 80% of uti infections? Answer: E. coli
◉ characteristics of septic shock. Answer: low BP, high temp, & DIC
◉ 8 enteric bacteria. Answer: E. coli, Salmonella enterica, Shigella
dysenteriae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens, Proteus
vulgaris, Yersinia pestis, Enterobacter
◉ which bacteria can be transmitted by raw or under cooked sea
food Answer: Vibrio cholerae
◉ what is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in U.S.
Answer: Campylobacter jejuni
◉ which bacteria can colonize in the Gall bladder Answer:
Salmonella enterica Typhi
,◉ leading cause of viral gastroenteritis Answer: Norovirus
◉ Does a vaccine for Norovirus exist Answer: No
◉ 3 protozoa that live in GI system Answer: Giardia lamblia,
Cryptosporidium, Entamoeba hystolytica
◉ why is gonorrhea of concern for women Answer: leads to pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID), arthritis, ophthalmia neonatorum
◉ what is the cause of blindness in babies Answer: Chlamydia
◉ fungi that lives in genitals Answer: Candida albicans
◉ cause of vaginosis Answer: Gardnerella & Mycoplasma
◉ in which infection are there clue cells Answer: vaginosis
◉ gram stain and shape of Nisseria gonorrhoea Answer: gram
negative diplococci
◉ cause of buboes & black necrotic tissue Answer: Yersinia pestis
(black plague)
, ◉ ribosomes in eukaryotes & prokaryotes Answer: Eukaryotes 80S
(60S & 40S), Prokaryotes 70S (50S & 30S)
◉ Virus that causes black vomit Answer: Yellow fever
◉ bacteria that has urease enzyme Answer: Helicobacter pylori
◉ why is urease needed Answer: hydrolyzes urea into ammonia to
neutralize stomach acid
◉ walking pneumonia is caused by Answer: Mycoplasma
pneumophila
◉ hemorraghic pneumonia is caused by Answer: Klebsiella
pneumoniae
◉ Lag phase Answer: 1st, cell adjusting to environment, making
enzymes
◉ Log phase Answer: 2nd, rapid replication, growth, & reproduction
◉ Stationary phase Answer: 3rd, rate of reproduction decreases
