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Bacteria that are permanent and beneficial residents in the human body are called:
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Normal Flora
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Which of the following organisms requires a vector?
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Rickettsia
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The bacterium Escherichia Coli can cause:
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Urinary infections
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If a virus has a bacterial host, it is called
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a bacteriophage
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Microbes that can grow with or without oxygen are called what?
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Facultative anaerobes
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Pneumonia is a microbial disease, how is it transmitted?
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Direct contact with respiratory droplets
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Any close relationship that exists between two different species is known as
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Symbiosis
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What process uses energy of light to produce organic molecules?
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Photosynthesis
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Which of the following is NOT true of the Gram's staining procedure?
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It works for all bacteria
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The smallest organisms are called
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Viruses
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Bacteria of the genus Clostridium are the most frequent producers of:
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exotoxins
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Skin infections are most likely caused by what organism?
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Staphylococcus aureus
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An organism that obtains its nutrients from dead organic matter is called
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Saprophyte
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All of the following factors may influence the cycle involved in the spread of infectious disease EXCEPT
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Interferons
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Which of the following words is misspelled?
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Myecobacteria
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A carrier of causative organisms that can transmit diseases to noninfected individuals is called a
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Vector
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What disease can be contacted by a vector?
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encephalitis
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The degree to which a microorganism is pathogenic is known as:
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Virulence
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What is the study of pathogens and the disease process?
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Medical microbiology
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Below are classifications of Bacterium EXCEPT:
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Antigen-classes reactions