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Microbiology chapters 5-8 Midterm Practice
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Sample Questions from the Microbiology chapters 5-8 Midterm Practice Test

Question: To reduce or eliminate disease/spoilage causing organisms, food is often subjected to

Choices:

heat.

chemical additives.

radiation.

cold.

All of the choices are correct.

Question: Chemical germicides

Choices:

may react irreversibly with proteins/enzymes.

may react with cytoplasmic membranes or viral envelopes.

may be disinfecting or even sterilizing.

are sensitive to dilution factor, time of contact, and temperature of use.

All of the choices are true.

Question: Typical conditions used for sterilization are

Choices:

121°C at 15 psi for 15 minutes.

80°C for 15 minutes.

100°C for 10 minutes.

72°C for 15 seconds.

Question: Phenolics

Choices:

denature proteins and destroy cytoplasmic membranes.

remain effective in the presence of detergents or organic material.

such as triclosan, have been used widely in various lotions and soaps.

reliably inactivate all groups of viruses.

denature proteins and destroy cytoplasmic membranes, remain effective in the presence of detergents or organic material, AND phenolics such as triclosan, have been used widely in various lotions and soaps.

Question: Nosocomial infections

Choices:

are acquired at various social events.

are acquired while in the hospital.

occur because of a susceptible population and presence of disease causing organisms.

are acquired at sporting events.

are acquired while in the hospital AND occur because of a susceptible population and presence of disease causing organisms.

Question: Generally, membrane filters are not used to remove

Choices:

bacteria from liquids.

microorganisms from gases.

spoilage agents from alcoholic beverages.

enzymes.

Question: Gamma irradiation

Choices:

has not been approved for use on food.

can be used to either sterilize or pasteurize, depending on the dose of radiation.

leaves some radioactive particles in the treated substance.

usually kills by disrupting cell membranes.

Question: Hexachlorophene has been particularly effective against

Choices:

Staphylococcus aureus.

Micrococcus aureus.

Escherichia coli.

Enterobacter aerogenes.

Question: Pasteurization

Choices:

is the use of heat to sterilize food products.

is the use of heat to reduce numbers of pathogenic/spoilage bacteria in a food item to a safe level.

is a process which uses intense cold to kill microorganisms on foods.

is a process which uses short bursts of radiation to kill microorganisms on foods.

Question: A common application of dry heat in the microbiology laboratory is to

Choices:

prepare specimens for study.

sterilize media.

sterilize plastics.

sterilize the inoculating loop.

Question: Which of the following is not a sterilization method?

Choices:

hot air oven

autoclave

pasteurization

filtration

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