2025/2026/ GCSU Bachoon Microbiology Test 1
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A _____ spectrum antibiotic is active against a wide range
of different bacteria. - ANSWER-broad
Specifically, a(n) _____ is a antimicrobial substance
produced by natural metobolic processes of some
microorganisms that can inhibit or kill other
microoorganisms. - ANSWER-antibiotic
,Advantages of semisynthetic penicillins over natural
penicillins include: - ANSWER-increased movement
across gram-negative cell walls
increased spectrum
Antibiotic _____ occurs when antibiotics interact in ways
that enhance or magnify each other. - ANSWER-
synergism
The most effective drugs use to treat infections caused by
flukes, tapeworms, and roundworms inhibit _____ at all
stage of the life cycle rather than eradicating the adult
worms. - ANSWER-metabolism
, Which of the following secreted by certain bacteria that
cleaves the beta-lactam ring of penicillin and thus provides
for resistance against the antibiotic? - ANSWER-
penicillinase
beta lactamase
Reverse transcriptase is a retroviral enzyme that converts
_____ to _____. - ANSWER-RNA
DNA
Most bacteria are given structural protection against
osmotic lysis by the cell _____. - ANSWER-wall