Quiz bio 2 quiz

Which of the following statements about folic acid synthesis are true? (Select all that apply)

What is the term for the ability of a drug to kill or inhibit the microorganism without harming the host cells?

Which term refers to an antibiotic that inhibits replication of the microorganism?

Why can antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis have selective toxicity?

Which of the following is a part of the second line of defense against microorganisms?

Examples of first line of defense include:

Saliva and tears contain this enzyme that destroys certain bacteria:

The inflammatory response is characterised by:

The aetiology (cause) of the acute inflammatory response could include:

One of the ways in which normal flora benefit the host is by:

Examples of second lines of defence include:

Which nonspecific defence cell specializes in attacking early cancer cells and virus-infected cells?

A chemical released by virus-infected cells to protect uninfected cells is called:

The main phagocytic cells in the body are:

Which of the following belongs to the proliferative phase of wound healing?

Swelling from Acute Inflammatory Response (AIR) is due to:

Which type of microorganism produces endospores?

Bacteria can be classified as gram positive (+) or gram negative (-) based on:

Which of the following is described as a mutated protein responsible for Mad Cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakobs disease?

Which of the following microorganisms has the characteristics of possessing a cell wall and the absence of a nucleus?

Which of the following microorganisms can only reproduce by invading a host cell?

Which of the following structures are used by bacteria for attachment to a surface?

Which of the following microorganisms can be described as consisting of nuclear material surrounded by a capsid and needs to invade a host cell to replicate?

An opportunistic infection is:

An example of an endogenous infection would be:

A healthcare associated infection is:

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci:

A superbug is a microorganism which:

A healthcare acquired infection (HAI) is one which is:

Which body site is most commonly associated with a hospital-acquired infection?

Which of the following are the most common causes of hospital-acquired infections?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) most commonly colonises:

A subclinical infection is:

The study of the use, effects and mode of action of drugs is:

Transdermal administration is most appropriately administered:

Therapeutic index of a drug is an indicator of:

The most effective barrier to drug absorption is the:

A drug with a high receptor affinity would be:

In the 20th century, the most common source of drugs was:

Microsomes for drug metabolism are found in the:

Polypharmacy is more common in patients:

The half-life of morphine is 3 hours. A 25 mg dose is administered at 10 a.m. How much will remain in the body by 4 p.m.?

The extent of a drug's protein binding determines its:

The effectiveness of parenteral administration of a drug is compromised:

Rectal administration is most appropriately administered:

The scientist credited with proposing the germ theory of disease was:

The infectious substance of a prion is:

Which of the following possesses its genetic material surrounded by a nuclear envelope?

Who was the scientist that was the first to use the term 'cell'?

Cell appendages used for bacteria to attach to surfaces are:

Which one of the following statements is true for viral replication?

A major difference between human body cells and prokaryotic cells is:

When Acute Inflammatory Response (AIR) is activated in response to tissue injury, which white blood cell enters the injured site to engulf pathogens and dead cells?

During the inflammatory process, vasodilation accounts for which of the following signs of inflammation?

Which antimicrobial protein is present in saliva and tears?

Which of the following wound healing events is a feature of the Inflammatory phase?

The innate defence system is always prepared to protect the body:

Which of the following are the body's second line of defence?

An important innate defence mechanism in the urinary tract is/are:

Isolating an infected person to prevent the spread of the infectious agent is to break the chain of infection at the:

In the chain of infection, the mode of transmission refers to:

If a person acquires an infection by handling a contaminated telephone, it is termed:

The place where a pathogen resides in the chain of infection is called the:

A mode of transmission that involves insects transmitting the pathogen from one host to another is:

An inanimate contaminated object that can transmit disease is called a:

The process of synthesising a protein from an mRNA template is termed:

The RNA used as a template to synthesise a protein on a ribosome is called:

Which of the following is the mode of action for Penicillin?

What are probiotics?

The process of copying information from a strand of DNA to produce mRNA is termed:

The RNA generated from one of the DNA strands is called:

In a disc diffusion test, used to assess which antibiotic is most effective in inhibiting bacterial growth, the clear area around a disc represents the susceptibility of the microorganism to the antibiotic. This area is also known as the zone of:

Protein synthesis takes place on:

How are antibiotics that block the synthesis of folic acid able to maintain selective toxicity?