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College Microbiology
A disease causing or harmful bacteria is considered
  1. pathogenic
  2. non-pathogenic
  3. medical
  4. illegal
College Microbiology
A SPIRAL SHAPED BACTERIA IS KNOWN AS A                .
  1. streptococco
  2. spiralcoctus
  3. staphlococci
  4. spirochete
College Microbiology
                Edward Jenner                 was responsible for the smallpox vaccine.
College Microbiology
Who observed "animalcules"?
  1. Louis Pasteur
  2. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  3. Lucretius
  4. Francssco Redi
  5. John Needham
College Diet and Nutrition
A Vitamin is defined as an essential, noncaloric, organic nutrient needed in tiny amounts in the diet?
  1. True
  2. False
College Fitness
The percent of fat, bone, and other tissues to lean body mass is called:
  1. BMI
  2. body mass
  3. body weight
  4. body composition
College Medical Terms
Heart failure is a chronic progressive disease that
  1. has a low mortality rate
  2. causes infrequent inpatient hospitalizations
  3. is the most costly cardiovascular disease
  4. effects over 4 million americans
College Medical Terms
What is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes, often triggered by an allergic reaction?
  1. Emphysema
  2. Asthma
  3. Wheezing
  4. Upper respiratory infection
College Microbiology
Bacillus is a type of bacteria.
  1. True
  2. False
College Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is what kind of organism?
  1. Pseudopod
  2. Eukaryote
  3. Alage
  4. Prokaryote
College Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments
The number one cause of cardiovascular disease is:
  1. smoking
  2. inactivity
  3. heredity
  4. hypertension
College Medical Terms
1.one of the four elements of negligence is
  1. dereliction of duty
  2. deliberate act
  3. the defendent
  4. executive branch
College Microbiology
What are considered true bacteria?
  1. archaebacteria
  2. eukaryotic
  3. eubacteria
College Fitness
Fitness walking and jogging are physical activities that can improve:
  1. cardiovascular fitness and muscular edundurance
  2. cardiovascular fitness and body composition
  3. cardiovascular fitness and flexibility
  4. none of the above
College Microbiology
The MMR vaccine is used to protect against                               .
  1. mononucleosis, mumps, rubella.
  2. mononucleosis, mange, rubeola.
  3. measles, mange, rubeola.
  4. measles, mumps, rubella.
College Neuroscience
The degenerative disease which is caused by degeneration of the neurons which produce dopamine necessary for transmission of messages in the brain and is characterized by a shuffling gait is called:
  1. alzheimer's disease
  2. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  3. multiple sclerosis
  4. parkinson's disease
  5. dementia
College Microbiology
Which of the following statements are true regarding bacteria?

1) They are the most prevalent disease-causing organisms (>80% of all pathogenic diseases).
2) The vast majority of bacteria are NOT pathogenic.
3) They are involved in food production, additives and spoilage; drug production; wastewater treatment, positive aspects of human health, etc.
4) Greatest metabolic diversity of all life forms: major agents in the recycling of C, N, S, Fe, and other elements in the
environment.
5)Do not provide the genetic source and cellular scaffold for recombinant DNA biotechnology
  1. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  3. 1, 3, 4
  4. 1, 2, 4
College Fitness
The key factors that influence physical activity are:
  1. biological, social, emotional, economic
  2. biological, social, mental, environmental
  3. biological, social, psychological, environmental
  4. biological, social, psychological, economic
College Medical Terms
Abbreviation for the human immunodeficiency virus.
  1. AIDS
  2. T Cell
  3. CD4
  4. HIV
College Microbiology
THE STUDY OF BACTERIA IS KNOWN AS                 .
  1. bacteriaitis
  2. microbacteriology
  3. bacteriology
  4. bacteriologic
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