COSMETOLOGY THEORY EXAM PREP 2026
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED
●● b. disinfectants.
Answer: Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses
(but not spores) on surfaces are:
a. antiseptics
b. disinfectants
c. sterilizers
d. sanitizers
●● c. statutes.
Answer: Laws are also called:
a. regulations
b. guidelines
c. statutes
c. rules
●● b. harmless.
,Answer: Nonpathogenic bacteria are:
a. harmful b. harmless c. disease producing d. toxic
●● a. cocci.
Answer: The type of bacteria that rarely shows any active motility is:
a. cocci b. spirilla c. pathogenic d. flagellum
●● a. life cycle of bacteria.
Answer: Together, the active stage and inactive, or spore-forming, stage
of bacteria are referred to as the:
a. life cycle of bacteria
b. chemical origin of bacteria
c. beneficial effects
d. surrounding environment
●● d. local infection.
Answer: A pimple or an abscess is an example of a:
a. blood disease
b. general infection
c. daughter cell
,d. local infection
●● c. virus.
Answer: A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in
the cells of a biological organism is a:
a. bacteria b. parasite c. virus d. contaminant
●● d. bloodborne pathogens.
Answer: Disease-causing microorganisms that are carried in the body by
blood or body fluids are called:
a. positive pathogens
b. acquired pathogens
c. inoculation pathogens
d. bloodborne pathogens
●● b. AIDS.
Answer: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes:
a. MRSA
b. AIDS
c. hepatitis
d. HPV
, ●● b. fungi.
Answer: Microscopic plant parasites that include molds, mildews, and
yeasts are:
a. bloodborne pathogens
b. fungi
c. parasites
d. pathogens
●● c. Mildew.
Answer: Which fungus affects plants or grows on inanimate objects but
does not cause human infections in the salon?
a. tinea barbae b. staph
c. mildew d. tinea pedis
●● c. acquired immunity.
Answer: The type of immunity that the body develops after overcoming
a disease or through inoculations is:
a. natural immunity
b. natural healing
c. acquired immunity
d. acquired resistance
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED
●● b. disinfectants.
Answer: Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses
(but not spores) on surfaces are:
a. antiseptics
b. disinfectants
c. sterilizers
d. sanitizers
●● c. statutes.
Answer: Laws are also called:
a. regulations
b. guidelines
c. statutes
c. rules
●● b. harmless.
,Answer: Nonpathogenic bacteria are:
a. harmful b. harmless c. disease producing d. toxic
●● a. cocci.
Answer: The type of bacteria that rarely shows any active motility is:
a. cocci b. spirilla c. pathogenic d. flagellum
●● a. life cycle of bacteria.
Answer: Together, the active stage and inactive, or spore-forming, stage
of bacteria are referred to as the:
a. life cycle of bacteria
b. chemical origin of bacteria
c. beneficial effects
d. surrounding environment
●● d. local infection.
Answer: A pimple or an abscess is an example of a:
a. blood disease
b. general infection
c. daughter cell
,d. local infection
●● c. virus.
Answer: A parasitic submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in
the cells of a biological organism is a:
a. bacteria b. parasite c. virus d. contaminant
●● d. bloodborne pathogens.
Answer: Disease-causing microorganisms that are carried in the body by
blood or body fluids are called:
a. positive pathogens
b. acquired pathogens
c. inoculation pathogens
d. bloodborne pathogens
●● b. AIDS.
Answer: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes:
a. MRSA
b. AIDS
c. hepatitis
d. HPV
, ●● b. fungi.
Answer: Microscopic plant parasites that include molds, mildews, and
yeasts are:
a. bloodborne pathogens
b. fungi
c. parasites
d. pathogens
●● c. Mildew.
Answer: Which fungus affects plants or grows on inanimate objects but
does not cause human infections in the salon?
a. tinea barbae b. staph
c. mildew d. tinea pedis
●● c. acquired immunity.
Answer: The type of immunity that the body develops after overcoming
a disease or through inoculations is:
a. natural immunity
b. natural healing
c. acquired immunity
d. acquired resistance
