BIOLOGY 206 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank-
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
,BIOLOGY 206 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank-Chapter
15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following would be considered a symptom?
A. blood pressure reading of 150/90 mm Hg
B. body ache and chills*
C. fever of 39 C
D. heart rate of 120 bpm
2. Which of the following would be considered a sign?
A. blurry vision
B. body ache and chills
C. burning sensation during urination
D. gross hematuria (visible presence of blood in urine)*
3. Which of the following is an example of a nosocomial disease?
A. acquiring Giardia while drinking from a stream during a camping trip
B. acquiring Listeria after eating at a public restaurant
C. acquiring MRSA after touching a locker door handle after an already infected
individualdid so
D. obtaining a Pseudomonas respiratory infection during a recent visit to the hospital*
4. Sickle cell anemia can be classified as which type of disease?
A. idiopathic
B. infectious, communicable
C. infectious, noncommunicable
D. noninfectious*
5. Which of the following is not a zoonotic disease?
A. rabies
B. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
, BIOLOGY 206 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank-Chapter
15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
C. typhoid*
D. yellow fever
6. What period of disease describes when the patient begins to feel general signs
andsymptoms?
A. incubation period
B. period of convalescence
C. period of illness
D. prodromal period*
7. During which period of disease is a patient most susceptible to developing a
secondaryinfection?
A. incubation period
B. period of convalescence
C. period of decline*
D. prodromal period
Examine the graph shown below and then answer questions 8 and 9.
8. Examine the graph and determine the approximate ID50 of the virus.
A. 10 particles
B. 5000 particles
C. 13,000 particles*
D. cannot be determined from the data collected
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
,BIOLOGY 206 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank-Chapter
15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following would be considered a symptom?
A. blood pressure reading of 150/90 mm Hg
B. body ache and chills*
C. fever of 39 C
D. heart rate of 120 bpm
2. Which of the following would be considered a sign?
A. blurry vision
B. body ache and chills
C. burning sensation during urination
D. gross hematuria (visible presence of blood in urine)*
3. Which of the following is an example of a nosocomial disease?
A. acquiring Giardia while drinking from a stream during a camping trip
B. acquiring Listeria after eating at a public restaurant
C. acquiring MRSA after touching a locker door handle after an already infected
individualdid so
D. obtaining a Pseudomonas respiratory infection during a recent visit to the hospital*
4. Sickle cell anemia can be classified as which type of disease?
A. idiopathic
B. infectious, communicable
C. infectious, noncommunicable
D. noninfectious*
5. Which of the following is not a zoonotic disease?
A. rabies
B. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
, BIOLOGY 206 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank-Chapter
15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
C. typhoid*
D. yellow fever
6. What period of disease describes when the patient begins to feel general signs
andsymptoms?
A. incubation period
B. period of convalescence
C. period of illness
D. prodromal period*
7. During which period of disease is a patient most susceptible to developing a
secondaryinfection?
A. incubation period
B. period of convalescence
C. period of decline*
D. prodromal period
Examine the graph shown below and then answer questions 8 and 9.
8. Examine the graph and determine the approximate ID50 of the virus.
A. 10 particles
B. 5000 particles
C. 13,000 particles*
D. cannot be determined from the data collected
