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IRENE GOLD MICROBIOLOGY BOARD REVIEW /
ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED
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________________ = true nucleus, organelles. E.g human cells, Protozoa like
Giardia and amoeba - correct-answer-Eukaryotes
______________ = no true nucleus, no organelles (e.g. No mitochondria) E.g.
Bacteria - correct-answer-Prokaryotes
How are organisms classified/organized? - correct-answer-Family and genus
How are oraganisms named? - correct-answer-genus and species
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The pneumonic "King Paul Can Only Find Good Spices" stands for what and means
what? - correct-answer-Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species - a
way to organize organisms
Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = cocci
Family = micrococcaccae
Genus = micrococcus, staphylococcus - correct-answer-Gram positive
Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = cocci
Family = streptococcaccae
Genus = streptococcus, enterococcus - correct-answer-Gram positive
Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = bacilli
Family = bacillaccae (spore formers)
Genus = bacillus, clostridium-ANAEROBIC - correct-answer-Gram positive
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Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = bacilli
Family = lactobacillacae
Genus = lactobacillus - correct-answer-Gram positive
Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = cocci
Family = neisseriaccae
Genus = neisseria - correct-answer-Gram negative
Gram positive or Gram negative
Shape of cell = bacilli
Family = enterobacterioccae, vibrianaccae, spirillaccae, pseudomonadacceae,
pasteurellaceae, bacteroidosceae
Genus = eneterbacter, escherichia, klebsiella, proteus, salmonella, serratia,
shigella, yersina, vibrio, campylobocter, pseudomonas, bacteroides=anaerobic -
correct-answer-Gram negative
Which stain categorizes Streptococcus and demonstrates type of hemolysis
(destruction of RBC)? - correct-answer-Blood agar
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______________ stain = mycobacterium - correct-answer-Acid fast
Which type of hemolysis is partial destruction of RBC, green ring with show, and
will see in strep pneumoniae and strep viridans? - correct-answer-Alpha
Which type of hemolysis is a complete destruction of RBC, clear ring and seen in
strep pyogenes? - correct-answer-Beta
Which type of hemolysis is no destruction of RBC, shows a red ring, and seen in
strep mutans? - correct-answer-Gamma
Which stain is AKA "heated blood agar" or "Thayer Martin Agar" and checks for
Gonorrhea? - correct-answer-Chocolate agar
Which stain categorizes based on cell wall (Gram + vs. Gram -) - correct-answer-
Gram stain
IRENE GOLD MICROBIOLOGY BOARD REVIEW /
ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
________________ = true nucleus, organelles. E.g human cells, Protozoa like
Giardia and amoeba - correct-answer-Eukaryotes
______________ = no true nucleus, no organelles (e.g. No mitochondria) E.g.
Bacteria - correct-answer-Prokaryotes
How are organisms classified/organized? - correct-answer-Family and genus
How are oraganisms named? - correct-answer-genus and species
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The pneumonic "King Paul Can Only Find Good Spices" stands for what and means
what? - correct-answer-Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species - a
way to organize organisms
Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = cocci
Family = micrococcaccae
Genus = micrococcus, staphylococcus - correct-answer-Gram positive
Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = cocci
Family = streptococcaccae
Genus = streptococcus, enterococcus - correct-answer-Gram positive
Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = bacilli
Family = bacillaccae (spore formers)
Genus = bacillus, clostridium-ANAEROBIC - correct-answer-Gram positive
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Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = bacilli
Family = lactobacillacae
Genus = lactobacillus - correct-answer-Gram positive
Gram positive or gram negative
Shape of cell = cocci
Family = neisseriaccae
Genus = neisseria - correct-answer-Gram negative
Gram positive or Gram negative
Shape of cell = bacilli
Family = enterobacterioccae, vibrianaccae, spirillaccae, pseudomonadacceae,
pasteurellaceae, bacteroidosceae
Genus = eneterbacter, escherichia, klebsiella, proteus, salmonella, serratia,
shigella, yersina, vibrio, campylobocter, pseudomonas, bacteroides=anaerobic -
correct-answer-Gram negative
Which stain categorizes Streptococcus and demonstrates type of hemolysis
(destruction of RBC)? - correct-answer-Blood agar
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______________ stain = mycobacterium - correct-answer-Acid fast
Which type of hemolysis is partial destruction of RBC, green ring with show, and
will see in strep pneumoniae and strep viridans? - correct-answer-Alpha
Which type of hemolysis is a complete destruction of RBC, clear ring and seen in
strep pyogenes? - correct-answer-Beta
Which type of hemolysis is no destruction of RBC, shows a red ring, and seen in
strep mutans? - correct-answer-Gamma
Which stain is AKA "heated blood agar" or "Thayer Martin Agar" and checks for
Gonorrhea? - correct-answer-Chocolate agar
Which stain categorizes based on cell wall (Gram + vs. Gram -) - correct-answer-
Gram stain
