VCU MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY FINAL
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbestmbemdescribedmasmamchronicmillnessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLymemdiseasemcausedmbymamBorreliamburgdoferiminfectionmfrommthre
emyearsmago
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribedmwhymplainmwatermwouldmnotmsufficientlymhydrate
mampatientmafflictedmbymcholeramtoxin?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemintestinalmlumenmmustmbemresuppliedmwithmionsminmordermtompr
eventmwatermfrommbeingmcontinuallymdrawnmintomthemintestinalmlumen
3. Themrashmthatmismtypicallymassociatedmwithmmeaslesmwouldmbemindicativemofmwhichmofmthe
mfollowingmtypesmofminfections?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmsystemic
4. whichmofmthemfollowingmsituationsmwouldmambacteriummmostmlikelymneedmtomutilizemanmAT
P-bindingmcassettem(ABC)mtransporter?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmitmneedsmtommovemmanymsmallmsugarmmoleculesminsidemthemcell,maga
instmtheirmconcentrationmgradient
5. whymdidmfewermsoldiersmdiemfromminfectiousmdiseaseminmthemwintermmonthsmduringmthemC
rimeanmWar?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpathogensmdomnotmmultiplymasmquicklyminmcoldermtemperatures
6. whichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmconsideredmambeneficialmproductmofmmicroorganismsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcausativemagentsmofmdisease
7. themkeymcharacteristicmthatmdifferentiatesmamprokaryotemfrommameukaryotemismthem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmabsencemofmmembrane-boundmorganelles
, 8. whatmismthemcausativemagentmofmtheminfectiousmdiseasemusedmtomestablishmKoch'smpostulat
esm-mCORRECTmANSWERmbacillusmanthracis
9. themorganismmshownmismam-mCORRECTmANSWERm(eukaryote)?
10. inmthemfiguremshown,mthemorganismmindicatedmwithmthemarrowmcouldmbemam-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(bacterium)
11. antibioticsmaremproducedmbym-mCORRECTmANSWERmmicroorganisms
12. wartsmaremamcommonmskinmconditionmcausedmbymanmorganismmthatmcannotmbemgrownminm
puremculturemonmanmagarmPetrimdishmandmismsmallmenoughmtompassmthroughmamtiny-
poredmfilter.mThemcausativemagentmofmwartsmisma(n)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmvirus
13. whichmofmthemfollowingmmightmbemanmeffectivemmeansmofmlimitingmamdiseasemspreadmviama
murogenitalmroutem-mCORRECTmANSWERmwearingmcondomsmduringmsexualmactivity
14. whichmofmthemfollowingmismthemmostmeffectivemmeansmofmlimitingmamdiseasemspreadmviamam
parenteralmroutem-mCORRECTmANSWERmnotmsharingmneedles
15. themabilitymofmammicrobemtomcausemdiseasemismknownmasm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpathogenicity
16. ammosquitomcanmtransmitmamviralmpathogenmintomhumans.mwhatmismthemmodemofmtransmis
sionmofmthemvirusminmthisminstancem-mCORRECTmANSWERmparenteral
17. ammosquitomcanmtransmitmamviralmpathogenmintomhumans.mthemmosquitomismanmexamplemo
fma(n)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmvector
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbestmbemdescribedmasmamchronicmillnessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLymemdiseasemcausedmbymamBorreliamburgdoferiminfectionmfrommthre
emyearsmago
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribedmwhymplainmwatermwouldmnotmsufficientlymhydrate
mampatientmafflictedmbymcholeramtoxin?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemintestinalmlumenmmustmbemresuppliedmwithmionsminmordermtompr
eventmwatermfrommbeingmcontinuallymdrawnmintomthemintestinalmlumen
3. Themrashmthatmismtypicallymassociatedmwithmmeaslesmwouldmbemindicativemofmwhichmofmthe
mfollowingmtypesmofminfections?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmsystemic
4. whichmofmthemfollowingmsituationsmwouldmambacteriummmostmlikelymneedmtomutilizemanmAT
P-bindingmcassettem(ABC)mtransporter?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmitmneedsmtommovemmanymsmallmsugarmmoleculesminsidemthemcell,maga
instmtheirmconcentrationmgradient
5. whymdidmfewermsoldiersmdiemfromminfectiousmdiseaseminmthemwintermmonthsmduringmthemC
rimeanmWar?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpathogensmdomnotmmultiplymasmquicklyminmcoldermtemperatures
6. whichmofmthemfollowingmismNOTmconsideredmambeneficialmproductmofmmicroorganismsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcausativemagentsmofmdisease
7. themkeymcharacteristicmthatmdifferentiatesmamprokaryotemfrommameukaryotemismthem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmabsencemofmmembrane-boundmorganelles
, 8. whatmismthemcausativemagentmofmtheminfectiousmdiseasemusedmtomestablishmKoch'smpostulat
esm-mCORRECTmANSWERmbacillusmanthracis
9. themorganismmshownmismam-mCORRECTmANSWERm(eukaryote)?
10. inmthemfiguremshown,mthemorganismmindicatedmwithmthemarrowmcouldmbemam-
mCORRECTmANSWERm(bacterium)
11. antibioticsmaremproducedmbym-mCORRECTmANSWERmmicroorganisms
12. wartsmaremamcommonmskinmconditionmcausedmbymanmorganismmthatmcannotmbemgrownminm
puremculturemonmanmagarmPetrimdishmandmismsmallmenoughmtompassmthroughmamtiny-
poredmfilter.mThemcausativemagentmofmwartsmisma(n)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmvirus
13. whichmofmthemfollowingmmightmbemanmeffectivemmeansmofmlimitingmamdiseasemspreadmviama
murogenitalmroutem-mCORRECTmANSWERmwearingmcondomsmduringmsexualmactivity
14. whichmofmthemfollowingmismthemmostmeffectivemmeansmofmlimitingmamdiseasemspreadmviamam
parenteralmroutem-mCORRECTmANSWERmnotmsharingmneedles
15. themabilitymofmammicrobemtomcausemdiseasemismknownmasm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpathogenicity
16. ammosquitomcanmtransmitmamviralmpathogenmintomhumans.mwhatmismthemmodemofmtransmis
sionmofmthemvirusminmthisminstancem-mCORRECTmANSWERmparenteral
17. ammosquitomcanmtransmitmamviralmpathogenmintomhumans.mthemmosquitomismanmexamplemo
fma(n)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmvector
