GTC MICROBIOLOGY FINAL REVIEW CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Fungi. Answer: Eukaryotic organisms including yeasts molds and mushrooms some
causing human disease
● Yeast. Answer: Unicellular fungus reproducing by budding
● Mold. Answer: Multicellular fungus growing as branching filamentous hyphae
● Hypha. Answer: Single filament of a mold fungus
● Mycelium. Answer: Interconnected mass of hyphae forming the body of a mold
● Conidia. Answer: Asexual spores produced by molds for reproduction and dispersal
● Dimorphic Fungi. Answer: Fungi existing as yeast in the body and mold in the
environment
● Dermatophyte. Answer: Fungus causing superficial infections of skin hair and nails
● Tinea. Answer: General term for dermatophyte infections named by body location affected
● Protozoa. Answer: Unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms many of which are parasitic
● Plasmodium. Answer: Protozoan parasite causing malaria transmitted by Anopheles
mosquitoes
● Trypanosoma. Answer: Protozoan parasite causing African sleeping sickness and Chagas
disease
● Giardia lamblia. Answer: Flagellate protozoan causing intestinal infection from
contaminated water
● Helminths. Answer: Parasitic worms including roundworms tapeworms and flukes
● Ascaris lumbricoides. Answer: Large roundworm parasite infecting humans via fecal-oral
route
● Arthropod Vector. Answer: Insect or arachnid transmitting pathogens between hosts
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Fungi. Answer: Eukaryotic organisms including yeasts molds and mushrooms some
causing human disease
● Yeast. Answer: Unicellular fungus reproducing by budding
● Mold. Answer: Multicellular fungus growing as branching filamentous hyphae
● Hypha. Answer: Single filament of a mold fungus
● Mycelium. Answer: Interconnected mass of hyphae forming the body of a mold
● Conidia. Answer: Asexual spores produced by molds for reproduction and dispersal
● Dimorphic Fungi. Answer: Fungi existing as yeast in the body and mold in the
environment
● Dermatophyte. Answer: Fungus causing superficial infections of skin hair and nails
● Tinea. Answer: General term for dermatophyte infections named by body location affected
● Protozoa. Answer: Unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms many of which are parasitic
● Plasmodium. Answer: Protozoan parasite causing malaria transmitted by Anopheles
mosquitoes
● Trypanosoma. Answer: Protozoan parasite causing African sleeping sickness and Chagas
disease
● Giardia lamblia. Answer: Flagellate protozoan causing intestinal infection from
contaminated water
● Helminths. Answer: Parasitic worms including roundworms tapeworms and flukes
● Ascaris lumbricoides. Answer: Large roundworm parasite infecting humans via fecal-oral
route
● Arthropod Vector. Answer: Insect or arachnid transmitting pathogens between hosts
