Microbiology PNUR 202 Normal Flora and Pathogenic Organisms Quiz

Which term is used to describe the microorganisms that populate the healthy human body and are harmless or even beneficial in normal circumstances?

What is the process through which a newborn rapidly acquires normal flora from food and the environment, including from other humans?

What bodily function do the normal flora participate in within the human body?

Which statement accurately characterizes the role of normal flora in the human body?

What term is used to describe microorganisms that establish a long-term relationship with a host without causing harm?

What is the term for the factors possessed by pathogenic organisms that enable them to cause disease?

Which part of the body has the lowest density of resident flora?

Which enzyme helps limit the bacterial population of the conjunctiva?

Which microorganism can enter the bloodstream following dental surgery and lead to potentially fatal infective endocarditis?

Which part of the body supports a permanent bacterial population that regenerates even after vigorous scrubbing?

Which part of the body is colonized primarily by S. epidermidis followed by S. aureus, aerobic corynebacteria, and Streptococcus pneumoniae?

Which bacterium can attach to and colonize plastic catheters and medical devices that penetrate the skin, sometimes resulting in serious bloodstream infections?

Which microorganism constitutes less than 0.1 percent of the total population of bacteria in the intestinal tract?

Which part of the body has a dense population of anaerobic microorganisms?

Which microorganism colonizes the teeth and surrounding gingival tissue with its own particular species?

What kind of bacteria can acquire any bacteria from the surrounding environment?

What is another term for the microorganisms that populate the healthy human body and are harmless or even beneficial in normal circumstances?

Which bodily function do the normal flora participate in within the human body?

What term is used to describe microorganisms that establish a long-term relationship with a host without causing harm?

Which part of the body supports a permanent bacterial population that regenerates even after vigorous scrubbing?

Which statement accurately characterizes the role of normal flora in the human body?

What is the term for the factors possessed by pathogenic organisms that enable them to cause disease?

Which of the following body parts has the lowest density of resident flora?

Which microorganism can attach to and colonize plastic catheters and medical devices that penetrate the skin, sometimes resulting in serious bloodstream infections?

What is the densest population of microorganisms in the human body?

Which enzyme helps limit the bacterial population of the conjunctiva?

Which microorganism constitutes less than 0.1 percent of the total population of bacteria in the intestinal tract?

Which part of the body supports a permanent bacterial population that regenerates even after vigorous scrubbing?

What bacterium can acquire any bacteria from the surrounding environment?

$What part of the body is colonized by their own particular species such as Streptococcus mutans?$

What part of the body has a relatively low density of microorganisms due to gastric enzymes and acidic pH?