Intro to Microbiology

Which of the following describes a symbiotic relationship between humans and microbes?

• Human body destroys microbes to aid in human survival

• Human body hosts microbes to aid in human survival

• Microbes attack human body to aid in microbe survival

• Microbes work with other microbes to attack human body

Which of the following is NOT a pathogen characteristic?

• Mode of transmission

• Mechanisms to aid in human survival

• Body responses from pathogen

• Mechanism of replication

Which statement does NOT describe a way in which medical microbiologists contribute to society?

• Identifying potential pathogen risks

• Monitoring evolution of microbe strains

• Providing community education on pathogens

• Creation of new pathogens

Occurs when pathogens are no longer impacted by the medicines used to combat them

• Antibody Therapeutics

• Antimicrobial Resistance

• Vaccine Development

Process by which pathogens infect and cause disease.

• Immunology

• Pathogenesis

• Pathogen

• Symbiosis

Microbes capable of causing disease are called

• Pathogenesis

• Immunology

• Symbiosis

• Pathogens

Cooperative relationship between humans and microbes.

• Pathogens

• Symbiosis

• Immunology

• Pathogenesis

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Which of the following is a common college major for a medical microbiologist?

• Research

• Public health administration

• Education

• Biochemistry

Which of the following is a fundamental concept in microbiology?

• Cell theory

• Theory of relativity

• Quantum mechanics

• Plate tectonics

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What is the primary role of a microbiologist in a laboratory setting?

• Studying celestial bodies

• Analyzing microbial samples

• Designing architectural structures

• Developing software applications