BIO 107L MICROBIOLOGY FINAL - STUDY.COM EXAM
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
pathogen that causes syphilis - ANSWER Treponema pallidum
Paratope - ANSWER part of the variable domain of an antibody.
D value - ANSWER amount of time required to kill 90% of microorganisms
present
Thermal death time (TDT) - ANSWER amount of time that is necessary to kill all
microbes in a certain sample at a specific temperature
How is the nucleoside analog, acyclovir, effective at treating cold sores and
genital herpes? - ANSWER It blocks viral reproduction by inhibiting DNA and
RNA synthesis.
IgE - ANSWER principal antibody involved in immediate hypersensitivity
reactions
tuberculin skin test is an example of: - ANSWER type IV hypersensitivity reaction
treatment is most often required for ringworm? - ANSWER Over-the-counter
topical antifungal medications.
anaerobic respiration - ANSWER process in which a compound is oxidized using
something besides oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor and resulting in a
proton motive force.
In a negative stain - ANSWER Heat fixation is not needed
ID50 - ANSWER number of microbes necessary to infect a host in 50% of a
sample population
Multiple sclerosis - ANSWER example of type IV hypersensitivity
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Arthus reaction - ANSWER examples of type III
hypersensitivity
Storage of information - ANSWER primary function of a nucleic acid
viral envelope - ANSWER increases infectivity of the virus
, praziquantel - ANSWER exposes worms' surface antigens
Capsule - ANSWER role is to prevent white blood cells engulfing the bacteria
Bactericidal - ANSWER Antibiotics that poke holes in the plasma membranes of
bacteria
Arthritis, Glomerulonephritis, Glomerulonephritis - ANSWER type III
hypersensitivity reactions
Rocky Mountain spotted fever - ANSWER Caused by Rickettsia rickettsii Sx: rash
on palms and soles (migrating to wrists, ankles, then trunk), HA, fever. Endemic
to East Coast (in spite of its name).
The damage and rupture of capillaries near the surface of the skin
Clostridium perfringens - ANSWER causes gas gangrene
Coronaviridae - ANSWER Transmission through the orofecal or respiratory
routes
Single-stranded RNA, + strand, enveloped
Upper respiratory infections
Coronavirus
SARS
NOT a function of the complement system - ANSWER Aids pathogens
If you have Type AB blood, which antigens would be present on your red blood
cells? - ANSWER A and B antigens
Non-ionizing radiation includes - ANSWER U.V.
Listeria monocytogenes - ANSWER bacteria can cause bacterial meningitis
Most men infected with Trichomonas experience which of the following
symptoms? - ANSWER No symptoms
IgA - ANSWER immunoglobulin A, is a dimer, or combination of two monomers,
which gives it four binding sites.
IgM
IgM - ANSWER immunoglobulin M, pentamer, or a combination of five monomers,
which gives it ten binding sites.
Tuberculoid leprosy often results in: - ANSWER Loss of sensation in the skin
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
pathogen that causes syphilis - ANSWER Treponema pallidum
Paratope - ANSWER part of the variable domain of an antibody.
D value - ANSWER amount of time required to kill 90% of microorganisms
present
Thermal death time (TDT) - ANSWER amount of time that is necessary to kill all
microbes in a certain sample at a specific temperature
How is the nucleoside analog, acyclovir, effective at treating cold sores and
genital herpes? - ANSWER It blocks viral reproduction by inhibiting DNA and
RNA synthesis.
IgE - ANSWER principal antibody involved in immediate hypersensitivity
reactions
tuberculin skin test is an example of: - ANSWER type IV hypersensitivity reaction
treatment is most often required for ringworm? - ANSWER Over-the-counter
topical antifungal medications.
anaerobic respiration - ANSWER process in which a compound is oxidized using
something besides oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor and resulting in a
proton motive force.
In a negative stain - ANSWER Heat fixation is not needed
ID50 - ANSWER number of microbes necessary to infect a host in 50% of a
sample population
Multiple sclerosis - ANSWER example of type IV hypersensitivity
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Arthus reaction - ANSWER examples of type III
hypersensitivity
Storage of information - ANSWER primary function of a nucleic acid
viral envelope - ANSWER increases infectivity of the virus
, praziquantel - ANSWER exposes worms' surface antigens
Capsule - ANSWER role is to prevent white blood cells engulfing the bacteria
Bactericidal - ANSWER Antibiotics that poke holes in the plasma membranes of
bacteria
Arthritis, Glomerulonephritis, Glomerulonephritis - ANSWER type III
hypersensitivity reactions
Rocky Mountain spotted fever - ANSWER Caused by Rickettsia rickettsii Sx: rash
on palms and soles (migrating to wrists, ankles, then trunk), HA, fever. Endemic
to East Coast (in spite of its name).
The damage and rupture of capillaries near the surface of the skin
Clostridium perfringens - ANSWER causes gas gangrene
Coronaviridae - ANSWER Transmission through the orofecal or respiratory
routes
Single-stranded RNA, + strand, enveloped
Upper respiratory infections
Coronavirus
SARS
NOT a function of the complement system - ANSWER Aids pathogens
If you have Type AB blood, which antigens would be present on your red blood
cells? - ANSWER A and B antigens
Non-ionizing radiation includes - ANSWER U.V.
Listeria monocytogenes - ANSWER bacteria can cause bacterial meningitis
Most men infected with Trichomonas experience which of the following
symptoms? - ANSWER No symptoms
IgA - ANSWER immunoglobulin A, is a dimer, or combination of two monomers,
which gives it four binding sites.
IgM
IgM - ANSWER immunoglobulin M, pentamer, or a combination of five monomers,
which gives it ten binding sites.
Tuberculoid leprosy often results in: - ANSWER Loss of sensation in the skin
