MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWED
TESTED QUESTIONS GOOD FOR
EXAM REVISION
1. Infection occurs when:
A) contaminants are present on the skin
B) a person swallows microbes in/on food
C) a person inhales microbes in the air
D) pathogens enter and multiply in body tissues
E) all of the choices are correct
pathogens enter and multiply in body tissues
2. All infectious diseases:
A) are contagious
B) only occur in humans
C) are caused by microorganisms or their products
D) are caused by vectors
E) involve viruses as the pathogen
are caused by microorganisms or their products
3. Which is not terminology used for resident flora:
A) pathogenic flora
B) normal flora
C) indigenous flora
D) normal microflora
E) all of the choices are correct
,...
4. Endogenous infectious agents arise from microbes that are:
A) in food
B) the patient's own normal flora
C) on fomites
D) in the air
E) transmitted form one person to another
...
5. The human body typically begins to be colonized by its
normal flora:
A) before birth, in utero
B) during, and immediately after birth
C) when a child first goes to school
D) when an infant gets its first infectious disease
E) during puberty
...
6. Resident flora are found in/on the:
A) skin
B) mouth
C) nasal passages
D) large intestine
E) all of the choices are correct
...
7. All of the following genera are considered resident flora of
skin sites except:
, A) Escherichia
B) Staphylococcus
C) Corynebacterium
D) Micrococcus
E) Mycobacterium
...
8. Resident flora of the intestines include the following:
A) Streptococcus
B) Bacteroides
C) Staphylococcus
D) Haemophilus
E) all of the choices are correct
...
9. Which genus is resident flora of the mouth, large intestine,
and, from puberty to menopause, the vagina?
A) Lactobacillus
B) Streptococcus
C) Haemophilus
D) Escherichia
E) Mycobacterium
...
10. Which genus is the most common resident flora of mouth
surfaces?
A) Lactobacillus
B) Streptococcus
TESTED QUESTIONS GOOD FOR
EXAM REVISION
1. Infection occurs when:
A) contaminants are present on the skin
B) a person swallows microbes in/on food
C) a person inhales microbes in the air
D) pathogens enter and multiply in body tissues
E) all of the choices are correct
pathogens enter and multiply in body tissues
2. All infectious diseases:
A) are contagious
B) only occur in humans
C) are caused by microorganisms or their products
D) are caused by vectors
E) involve viruses as the pathogen
are caused by microorganisms or their products
3. Which is not terminology used for resident flora:
A) pathogenic flora
B) normal flora
C) indigenous flora
D) normal microflora
E) all of the choices are correct
,...
4. Endogenous infectious agents arise from microbes that are:
A) in food
B) the patient's own normal flora
C) on fomites
D) in the air
E) transmitted form one person to another
...
5. The human body typically begins to be colonized by its
normal flora:
A) before birth, in utero
B) during, and immediately after birth
C) when a child first goes to school
D) when an infant gets its first infectious disease
E) during puberty
...
6. Resident flora are found in/on the:
A) skin
B) mouth
C) nasal passages
D) large intestine
E) all of the choices are correct
...
7. All of the following genera are considered resident flora of
skin sites except:
, A) Escherichia
B) Staphylococcus
C) Corynebacterium
D) Micrococcus
E) Mycobacterium
...
8. Resident flora of the intestines include the following:
A) Streptococcus
B) Bacteroides
C) Staphylococcus
D) Haemophilus
E) all of the choices are correct
...
9. Which genus is resident flora of the mouth, large intestine,
and, from puberty to menopause, the vagina?
A) Lactobacillus
B) Streptococcus
C) Haemophilus
D) Escherichia
E) Mycobacterium
...
10. Which genus is the most common resident flora of mouth
surfaces?
A) Lactobacillus
B) Streptococcus
