C HAPTER 33: E UKARYOTIC P ATHOGENS :
F UNGI , P ROTOZOANS , AND H ELMINTHS
Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T.
Madigan
33.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1. Malaria is
A) the most common cause of death due to infectious disease worldwide.
B) prevented or treated with chloroquine.
C) controlled by reducing the population of the mosquito vector.
D) the most common cause of death due to infectious disease worldwide,
although it can be con trolled by reducing the population of the
mosquito vector and prevented or treated with chloroquine.
2. A common mechanism for fungal diseases is
A) endotoxin production.
B) intracellular invasion.
C) hypersensitivit y reactions.
D) red blood cell l ysis.
3. Many fungi produce _________ that can cause significant disease.
A) cellulases
B) mycotoxins
C) endotoxins
D) chitinases
4. Athleteʹs foot is an example of a
, A) protozoal infection.
B) superficial fungal infection.
C) superficial parasitic infection.
D) hypersensitivit y reaction.
5. All fungal infections can broadl y be termed
A) benign.
B) s ystemic.
C) superficial.
D) mycoses.
6. The organism causing giardiasis is a
A) gram-negative spirochete.
B) flagellated protozoan.
C) retrovirus.
D) type of yeast.
7. What is the infective form of Entamoeba histol ytica and Giardia
intestinalis?
A) cysts
B) trophozoites
C) merozoites
D) sporozoites
8. Which of the following is considered an opportunistic pathogen?
A) Toxoplasma gondii
B) Trichomoniasis vaginalis
C) Candida albicans
D) Plasmodium vivax
9. Giardia intestinalis and Trichomoniasis vaginalis lack _________ and
have ________.
F UNGI , P ROTOZOANS , AND H ELMINTHS
Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T.
Madigan
33.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1. Malaria is
A) the most common cause of death due to infectious disease worldwide.
B) prevented or treated with chloroquine.
C) controlled by reducing the population of the mosquito vector.
D) the most common cause of death due to infectious disease worldwide,
although it can be con trolled by reducing the population of the
mosquito vector and prevented or treated with chloroquine.
2. A common mechanism for fungal diseases is
A) endotoxin production.
B) intracellular invasion.
C) hypersensitivit y reactions.
D) red blood cell l ysis.
3. Many fungi produce _________ that can cause significant disease.
A) cellulases
B) mycotoxins
C) endotoxins
D) chitinases
4. Athleteʹs foot is an example of a
, A) protozoal infection.
B) superficial fungal infection.
C) superficial parasitic infection.
D) hypersensitivit y reaction.
5. All fungal infections can broadl y be termed
A) benign.
B) s ystemic.
C) superficial.
D) mycoses.
6. The organism causing giardiasis is a
A) gram-negative spirochete.
B) flagellated protozoan.
C) retrovirus.
D) type of yeast.
7. What is the infective form of Entamoeba histol ytica and Giardia
intestinalis?
A) cysts
B) trophozoites
C) merozoites
D) sporozoites
8. Which of the following is considered an opportunistic pathogen?
A) Toxoplasma gondii
B) Trichomoniasis vaginalis
C) Candida albicans
D) Plasmodium vivax
9. Giardia intestinalis and Trichomoniasis vaginalis lack _________ and
have ________.
