Microbiology Chapter
22 test bank with
correct answers
2025/2026
Dimorphism - correct answers1. The ability of a fungus to grow as a yeast or a mold depending
on its environmental temperature is called
A. fungal virulence.
B. parasitism.
C. dimorphism.
,D. dermatophytes.
E. opportunistic fungi.
Respiratory and cutaneous - correct answers2. The routes of entry for most fungi into the body
are
A. urinary and reproductive.
B. digestive and respiratory.
C. blood and wounds.
D. respiratory and cutaneous.
Antifungal drugs - correct answers3. Amphotericin B, nystatin, and the imidazoles are all
A. mycotoxins.
B. fungal enzymes.
C. antifungal drugs.
D. culture media supplements for fungi.
Candida - correct answers4. All of the following are dimorphic, true fungal pathogens except
, A. Candida.
B. Histoplasma.
C. Blastomyces.
D. Coccidioides.
E. Paracoccidioides.
Blood-borne - correct answers5. The terms used for the four general types of fungal infection
include the following, except
A. cutaneous.
B. blood-borne.
C. systemic.
D. subcutaneous.
E. superficial.
It grows in moist soil, rich in nitrogen from bird and bat guano - correct answers6.
Characteristics of Histoplasma capsulatum include
22 test bank with
correct answers
2025/2026
Dimorphism - correct answers1. The ability of a fungus to grow as a yeast or a mold depending
on its environmental temperature is called
A. fungal virulence.
B. parasitism.
C. dimorphism.
,D. dermatophytes.
E. opportunistic fungi.
Respiratory and cutaneous - correct answers2. The routes of entry for most fungi into the body
are
A. urinary and reproductive.
B. digestive and respiratory.
C. blood and wounds.
D. respiratory and cutaneous.
Antifungal drugs - correct answers3. Amphotericin B, nystatin, and the imidazoles are all
A. mycotoxins.
B. fungal enzymes.
C. antifungal drugs.
D. culture media supplements for fungi.
Candida - correct answers4. All of the following are dimorphic, true fungal pathogens except
, A. Candida.
B. Histoplasma.
C. Blastomyces.
D. Coccidioides.
E. Paracoccidioides.
Blood-borne - correct answers5. The terms used for the four general types of fungal infection
include the following, except
A. cutaneous.
B. blood-borne.
C. systemic.
D. subcutaneous.
E. superficial.
It grows in moist soil, rich in nitrogen from bird and bat guano - correct answers6.
Characteristics of Histoplasma capsulatum include
