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Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Question 1: Put a circle around the correct
answer (30 Mark )
1) Bacteria are classified as:
a Eukaryotes
b Prokaryotes
c Akaryotes
d None of the above
2) The science that study tiny living
organisms of microscopic size is:
a Microbiology
b Physiology
c Anatomy
d Non of the above
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3) Spherical bacteria that are arranged in
chains are called:
a Staphylococci
b Streptococci
c Diplococci
d None of the above
4) Bacterial cell structure includes all except:
a Protoplasm
b Cell membrane
c Cell wall
d True nucleus
5) Bacterial cell membrane is made of:
a Phospholipids bilayer and proteins
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b Carbohydrates
c Mureins
d Lipids only
6) Growth requirements of bacteria include:
a- Nutritional requirements
b- Gaseous requirements
c- Moisture
d- All of the above
7) The temperature range in which
pathogenic bacteria can grow is:
a 10-20 oC
b 10-42 oC
c 50-70 oC
d Below 15 oC
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8) Bacteria synthesize their protein from:
a- Amino acids
b- Glycerol and fatty acids
c- Simple sugars
d- vitamins
9) The bacterial differential staining includes:
a- Gram's stain and acid fast stain
b- Gram's stain only
c- Acid fast stain only
d- None of the above
10) Methyl violet is the dye used in:
a- Simple staining
b- Gram's staining
c- Acid fast staining
d- Non of the above
11) Sterilizing agent is an agent that:
a- Kill everything
b- Reduce the total bacterial growth
c- Promote bacterial growth
d- All of the above
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12) Methods of sterilization include:
a- Heat sterilization
b- Radiation sterilization
c- Gaseous sterilization
d- All of the above
13) Pasteurization is classified as being a type
of:
a- Heat sterilization above 100 oC
b- Heat sterilization below 100 oC
c- Ionization radiation
d- Gaseous sterilization
14) All are disinfectants except:
a- Phenol
b- alcohol
c- Iodine tincture
d- water
15) The most numerous and
component of the normal flora is:
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obvious
abcd-
Bacteria
Viruses
Insects
Worms
16) The followings are all G+ve cocci except:
a- Staphylococci
b- Streptococci
c- Bacillus anthracis
e- None of the above
17) All are true about E.coli except:
a- It causes gonorrhea
b- Causes urinary tract infections
c- Gram –ve bacilli
d- None of the above
18) Cidal effect means:
a- Kill the microorganism
b- Inhibit the growth
c- No effect
e- None of the above
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19) Sensitivity tests of the microorganisms
include:
a- Disc diffusion method
b- Dilution method
c- All of the above
e- None of the above
20) The smallest infectious agent known is:
a- Viruses
b- Bacteria
c- Fungi
d- Worms
21) All the followings are false about
Poliovirus except:
a- Doesn’t infect humans
b- Causes poliomyelitis
c- Infect bacterial cells
d- None pathogenic virus
22) Fungi can be classified into:
a- Yeast
b- Molds
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c- Fleshy fungi
d- All of the above
23) Malaria, Toxoplasma and Trypanosoma
are:
a- Bacteria
b- Viruses
c- Protozoa
d- None of the above
24) Taenia saginata is also known as:
a- Beef tapeworm
b- Pork tapeworm
c- Ascaris
d- None of the above
25) The worm that infects the lymphatic
system and causes elephantiasis is:
a- Schistosoma
b- Taenia
c- Ascaris
d- Filaria
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26) The immune system is divided into two
functional divisions:
a- Non-specific
b- Specific
c- Public
d- a and b
27) Types of antigens include:
a- Bacterial antigens
b- Viral antigens
c- Drugs
d- All of the above
28) Types of vaccines include:
a- Live vaccines
b- Killed vaccines
c- Chemical vaccines
d- All of the above
29) Factors determining the outcomes of
medicament-borne infections are all except:
a- Country of manufacturing
b- Resistance of the patient
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c- Type and degree of contamination
d- The route of administration
30) Examples of pharmaceutical fermentation
products:
a- Organic acids like citric acid
b- Vitamins like vit.B2
c- Enzymes
d- All of the above
Question 2: Complete the following sentences
:
(10 mark)
1. Viruses persisting bacterial cells are
called…Bacteriophages…..
2. Internal
parasites
are
living…inside…...the body of the host.
3. Fungi could reproduce either sexually
or…asexually.…
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4. None
of
the
strict…anaerobes…..
fungi
are
5. Mycosis means a disease caused by a
…fungi..….
6. Fungi that have special affinity to
keratin are called …dermatophytes…
7. Antibodies are produced by …Blymphocytes….
8. External
parasites
are
living……outside…....the body of the host.
9. …vaccines....are materials containing
antigens from pathogenic organisms to
stimulate immunity and protect from
infections of these organisms.
10. Influenza is caused by …viruses….
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Question 3: Put () for the true sentence and
() for the wrong one:
(10 Mark)
1. Fungi are classified as prokaryotes.
(  ).
2. Viruses
parasites.
are
obligate
(  ).
intracellular
3. Antibodies are specialized proteins
present in serum and tissue fluids. (  ).
4. Antisera, is a serum that contains
antibody or antibodies. (  ).
5. External parasites are living outside
the body of the host. (  ).
6. Many viruses are naked but some are
enveloped.
(  )
7.
Generally protozoa are unicellular.
(  ).
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8. The active form of Entameoba is the
cyctic form.
(  ).
9. Viruses contain either DNA or RNA as
its nucleic acid. (  ).
10. In clean and aseptic areas, all objects
supplied to it must be sterile. (  ).
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Question 4: give the scientific term of the
followings: (5Mark)
1. An organism that can live in presence
as well as absence of oxygen.
Facultative anaerobic organism
2. Prevention of entry of living organisms
into tissues.
Asepsis
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