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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
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
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:
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abcd-
10-20 oC
10-42 oC
50-70 oC
Below 15 oC
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
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:
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Heat sterilization above 100 oC
Heat sterilization below 100 oC
Ionization radiation
Gaseous sterilization
14) All are disinfectants except:
a- Phenol
b- alcohol
c- Iodine tincture
d- water
15) The most numerous and obvious component of the normal flora is:
a- Bacteria
b- Viruses
c- Insects
d- 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
19) Sensitivity tests of the microorganisms include:
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Disc diffusion method
Dilution method
All of the above
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
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
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25) The worm that infects the lymphatic system and causes elephantiasis
is:
a- Schistosoma
b- Taenia
c- Ascaris
d- Filaria
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
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
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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.…
4. None of the fungi are strict…anaerobes…..
5. Mycosis means a disease caused by a …fungi..….
6. Fungi that have
…dermatophytes…
special
affinity
to
keratin
are
called
7. Antibodies are produced by …B-lymphocytes….
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 are obligate intracellular parasites.
(  ).
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. (  ).
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6. Many viruses are naked but some are enveloped.
( )
7. Generally protozoa are unicellular.
(  ).
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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