UNIT 2 – BACTERIA & ANTIBIOTICS

1. Vibrio cholerae is a ________-shaped bacterium

A. round B. rod C. comma D. spiral
2. Some bacteria are pathogenic. It means that they _________.
A. can cause disease B. are microscopic C. can swim D. are harmless
3. ________ transmission is the passage of a disease-causing agent from mother to baby
during the period immediately before and after birth.
A. Vehicle B. Vertical C. Sexual D. Oral
4. ________ infection is an infection that occurs more frequently or is more severe in people
with weakened immune systems.
A. Apparent B. Asymptomatic C. Latent D. Opportunistic
5. Lactobacillus are the _____-shape bacteria that are used to ferment milk.
A. rod B. round C. spiral D. comma
6. Some bacteria use their _________ for swimming.
A. membrane B. nucleus C. protoplasm D. flagella
7. Antibiotics are used to inhibit or kill:
A. parasites B. bacteria C. fungi D. viruses
8. Spirochaeta are the ______-shape bacteria that cause syphilis, one of the most common
STIs.
A. rod B. round C. spiral D. comma
9. Once the infectious agent enters the host and begins to proliferate, the body react to the
infection, producing an increase in the number of _______.
A. antigens B. red blood cells C. platelets D. white blood cells
10. The degree of infection is related to those factors, except for:
A. the virulence of the infecting agent B. the time infectious agent enters the host
C. the immunity of the host D. the dose of the infecting agent

1C 2A 3B 4D 5A 6D 7B 8C 9D 10B