Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Saprophytes are a type of bacteria that live on dead matter and ____.
a. | do not cause disease | c. | are used in cooking | b. | are very dangerous | d. | are commonly found in the
barbershop |
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Cocci are ____ bacteria that appear singly or in groups.
a. | round | c. | flat | b. | corkscrew-shaped | d. | rod-shaped |
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Bacilli are short, ____ bacteria.
a. | corkscrew-shaped | c. | round | b. | rod-shaped | d. | fungus |
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Tuberculosis is caused by the same type of bacteria as ____.
a. | hepatitis | c. | tetanus | b. | Lyme disease | d. | pneumonia |
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Syphilis is caused by a bacteria called ____.
a. | acidophilus | c. | Borrelia burgdorferi | b. | anthrax | d. | Treponema
pallidum |
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Staphylococci bacteria cause ____.
a. | abscesses | c. | pimples | b. | pustules | d. | All answers are
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Bacteria form spores during the ____ stage.
a. | mitosis | c. | inactive | b. | vegetative | d. | active |
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The presence of pus is a(n) ____.
a. | indication of dryness | c. | sign of infection | b. | indication of mitosis | d. | sign of health |
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Staphylococci are the common pus-forming organisms that are carried by about
____ of the population and cause infection in cuts and scrapes.
a. | one-quarter | c. | one-half | b. | one-third | d. | three-quarters |
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A pimple is a ____ infection.
a. | general | c. | local | b. | serious | d. | systemic |
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A general infection is present when the ____ carries bacteria and their toxins
to all parts of the body.
a. | bloodstream | c. | bone marrow | b. | lymph system | d. | skin |
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A disease transmitted from one person to another is ____.
a. | contagious | c. | systematic | b. | general | d. | local |
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An epidemic is a communicable disease that attacks a large number of people
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a. | but is not serious | c. | in a particular area | b. | at the exact same moment | d. | all over the
world |
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Bloodborne pathogens cause ____.
a. | hepatitis | c. | hepatitis and HIV | b. | HIV | d. | strep throat |
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Uncovered sneezing in the barbershop ____.
a. | is unavoidable | b. | should be followed with
antiseptics | c. | can spread disease | d. | is not an issue |
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One of the body’s defensive forces is ____.
a. | red blood cells | c. | viruses | b. | bacteria | d. | white blood
cells |
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Sepsis is caused by ____.
a. | sanitation | c. | an immunization | b. | pathogens in the
bloodstream | d. | uncovered
sneezing |
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An aseptic environment is ____.
a. | teeming with disease germs | c. | untouched by
humans | b. | free of disease germs | d. | toxic to children |
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Itching is a(n) ____ symptom.
a. | aseptic | c. | objective | b. | infection | d. | subjective |
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An example of an objective symptom is a(n) ____.
a. | boil | c. | headache | b. | itch | d. | pain |
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Parasites draw their nourishment from ____.
a. | bacteria | c. | viruses | b. | a living host organism | d. | dead matter |
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Pediculosis is another name for ____.
a. | a virus | c. | lice | b. | ringworm | d. | scabies |
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No physical symptoms characterize stage ____ of HIV infection.
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Body secretions that fight infections include ____.
a. | sweat | c. | mucus | b. | digestive juices | d. | sepsis |
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