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Bacteria are prokaryotes. What does this mean?
Bacteria are prokaryotes. What does this mean?
Bacteria can move. What is the name of the structure that moves them?
Bacteria can move. What is the name of the structure that moves them?
Examples of oral conditions caused by bacteria are …
Examples of oral conditions caused by bacteria are …
The cell wall of gram negative bacteria produce endotoxins during cell lysis
The cell wall of gram negative bacteria produce endotoxins during cell lysis
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The cell wall of gram negative bacteria produce endotoxins whilst the bacteria is replicating
The cell wall of gram negative bacteria produce endotoxins whilst the bacteria is replicating
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What would you NOT expect to find in cell structure?
What would you NOT expect to find in cell structure?
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Which of the following statements about the Golgi apparatus is INCORRECT?
Which of the following statements about the Golgi apparatus is INCORRECT?
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Which of the following statements about the nuclear envelope is INCORRECT?
Which of the following statements about the nuclear envelope is INCORRECT?
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Which of the following statements about the nucleus is INCORRECT?
Which of the following statements about the nucleus is INCORRECT?
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Which of the following statements is false?
Which of the following statements is false?
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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
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Which organelle contains enzymes to digest foreign material?
Which organelle contains enzymes to digest foreign material?
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Which organelle is known as the power house of the cell?
Which organelle is known as the power house of the cell?
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Fungal microflora is present throughout the human body
Fungal microflora is present throughout the human body
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The diversity of fungal presence varies from person to person but will remain the same for all sites on an individual
The diversity of fungal presence varies from person to person but will remain the same for all sites on an individual
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The structural forms of fungi are
The structural forms of fungi are
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The term commensal microflora refers to the pathogenic nature of micro-organisms to the host
The term commensal microflora refers to the pathogenic nature of micro-organisms to the host
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The term dimorphic relates to the ability of fungi to
The term dimorphic relates to the ability of fungi to
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Which of the following statements on fungi are true?
Which of the following statements on fungi are true?
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Yeast is unlike bacteria in being
Yeast is unlike bacteria in being
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An example of a virus exhibiting viral latency is
An example of a virus exhibiting viral latency is
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Genetic material of a virus can be
Genetic material of a virus can be
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Penetration occurs by the following
Penetration occurs by the following
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Select the correct order of replication of viruses
Select the correct order of replication of viruses
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Viruses are predominantly made out of
Viruses are predominantly made out of
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Viruses can multiply by asexual and sexual reproduction
Viruses can multiply by asexual and sexual reproduction
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Why are viruses not classed as living organisms
Why are viruses not classed as living organisms
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In order to survive, pathogens require a source of nutrients, protection from harmful elements and:
In order to survive, pathogens require a source of nutrients, protection from harmful elements and:
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Some enveloped viruses use antigenic variation which makes it difficult for the immune system to recognise different strains of the virus. Which type of antigenic variation results in a major change in spike proteins due to gene reassortment?
Some enveloped viruses use antigenic variation which makes it difficult for the immune system to recognise different strains of the virus. Which type of antigenic variation results in a major change in spike proteins due to gene reassortment?
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Which pathogen type is always a member of the normal microbiota and only causes disease in an immunocompromised host?
Which pathogen type is always a member of the normal microbiota and only causes disease in an immunocompromised host?
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Which type of pathogen is an environmental microbe that is able to cause disease in an otherwise healthy individual?
Which type of pathogen is an environmental microbe that is able to cause disease in an otherwise healthy individual?
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Virulence factors can be described as:
Virulence factors can be described as:
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What kind of virulence factors are proteases, nucleases, phospholipases and glycohydrolases?
What kind of virulence factors are proteases, nucleases, phospholipases and glycohydrolases?
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Which of these virulence factors act as adhesins?
Which of these virulence factors act as adhesins?
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Which of these virulence factors assist in promoting colonization of the host?
Which of these virulence factors assist in promoting colonization of the host?
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Which of these virulence factors enable damage to be caused to the host?
Which of these virulence factors enable damage to be caused to the host?
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Which virulence factor does Porphyromonas Gingivalis use which leads to disregulated immunity in the gingival tissues and breakdown of the structures around the teeth?
Which virulence factor does Porphyromonas Gingivalis use which leads to disregulated immunity in the gingival tissues and breakdown of the structures around the teeth?
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The most abundant organisms on the human body are
The most abundant organisms on the human body are
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What type of medicine kills bacteria?
What type of medicine kills bacteria?
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