CMA Review Chapter 5 Microbiology

Streptococci

eukaryote

Bacilli bacteria are

rod shaped

smallest microorganisms

viruses

cocci

spherical in shape

Spirilla

bacteria spiral shaped

Staphylococci

bacteria appear in clusters

example of a pathogenic fungus

ringworm

helicobacter pylori may cause which of the following conditions

ulcers

microorganisms that stain crystal violet under a Gram stain are

gram-positive bacteria

which of the following organisms does not stain well on a Gram stain

Rickettsia

organism that causes Tuberculosis

Mycobacteria

Intermediate organisms, can only produce in living cells

Rickettsia, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma

Virus that exists outside of a host cell is

Virion

An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organic matter

Saprophyte

Fungi

mushrooms, molds, yeasts

Streptococci appears in a

chain

Common cause of Urinary Tract Infections

Escherichia Coli

Microbe that grows and lives in the absence of oxygen is called

Anaerobe

Organism that uses chemicals as a basic source of energy

Chemotrophs

Binary Fission

asexual reproduction of bacteria

disease-causing organisms are

pathogens

Vector for Rabies

raccoons

Example of Diplococcus

Neisseria Gonorrhea

Par of the Cycle of Infection

Means of Entrance, Susceptible Host, Reservoir Host

What causes Bacillary Dysentery

Shigella

State of being free from infection or infectious material is refereed to

asepsis

bacteria that are permanent and beneficial residents in the human body

normal flora

process of killing all organisms

sterilization

aseptic hand washing techniques include all of the following except

turning off the faucet with the hands

which of the following carriers are vectors of malaria

mosquitoes

the degree to which an organism is pathogenic is

virulence

Vibrios

example of curved rods

types of substances inhibits the growth of bacteria

bacteriostatic

Bacteria causative agent for Rheumatic Fevers

Streptococcus pyogenes

Salmonella causes

typhoid fever

protozoa

considered lowest form of animal life

Fermentation

decomposition of complex substances through the action of enzymes

which type of normal flora is found in the stomach

It is not
bacteroides fragilis
e-coli
candida albicans

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted through which of the following vectors

Ticks

Which of the following words is misspelled

Mycellium

Carriers of pathogenic organisms are called

vectors

the interchange of gases between an organism and the medium in which it lives is

respiration