Gamma Phase Exam 1

The one-celled microorganisms also known as germs or microbes are: a. viruses b. fungi c. bacteria d. celia

Parasites are a type of: a. disease b. pathogenic virus c. nonpathogenic bacteria d. pathogenic bacteria

Bacteria that cause disease are called: a. nonpathogenic b. protozoa c. pathogenic d. saprophytes

Disease in plant or animal tissue is caused by: a. acidophilus b. protozoa c. pathogenic bacteria d. nonpathogenic bacteria

The technical term for bacteria that live on dead matter is: a. parasites b. viruses c. saprophytes d. flagella

The type of bacteria called cocci have a: a. spiral shape b. round shape c. rod shape d. corkscrew shape

The type of bacteria that has a rod shape is called: a. diplococci b. staphylococci c. spirilla d. bacilli

Pus-forming bacteria that cause strep throat and blood poisoning are: a. streptococci b. bacilli c. staphylococci d. diplococci

The Bacteria with a corkscrew or spiral shape are: a. staphylococci b. spirilla c. diplococci d. bacilli

In California in 2000, a normally harmless bacteria that caused infections in over 100 pedicure clients was: a. Mycobacterium fortuitum furunculosis b. Pseudomonas aeruginosa c. Borrelia burgdorferi c. Treponema pallid

Cocci rarely: a. show self-movement b. undergo mitosis c. reproduce d. are pathogenic

Certain bacteria move about with the help of a hair like extension called: a. spores b. saprophytes c. diplococci d. flagella

Mitosis is a process by which bacteria: a. divide b. release toxins c. move about d. become inactive

Certain bacteria during their inactive stage, form outer coverings called: a. daughter cells b. flagella c. spores d. toxins

A disease that is transmitted from one person to another by contact i said to be: a. occupational b. communicable c. chronic d. congenital