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Introduction to Microbiology
Practice Test Questions
Virtual Microbiology Classroom of Science Prof Online
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Free review questions to help students better understand this topic.
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Introduction to Microbiology Sample Test Questions
The following questions, from the Virtual Microbiology Classroom, are designed to help students better understand this topic. All questions are based on material that can be found on the Introduction to Microbiology Lecture Main Page.
1. What are normal flora?
a. bacteria that normally cause disease
b. microbes that live on and in your body that don't normally cause you harm
c. bacteria that can be grown in lab in bacterial cultures
d. bacteria that is normal in shape and size
2. Yersenia pestis is the causative agent of ..
a. smallpox
b. influenza
c. bubonic plague
d. AIDs
e. SARS
3. Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a virus?
a. smallpox
b. influenza
c. bubonic plague
d. AIDs
e. SARS
4. Which of the following diseases has been eradicated?
a. smallpox
b. influenza
c. bubonic plague
d. AIDs
e. SARS
5. Which of the following best describes what a pandemic is?
a. an infectious disease that kills people quickly
b. a vaccination program that eliminates an infectious disease
c. an infectious disease that kills a lot of people
d. an infectious disease that spreads across a large geographic region
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You have free access to a large collection of materials used in a college-level introductory microbiology course. The Virtual Microbiology Classroom provides a wide range of free educational resources including PowerPoint Lectures, Study Guides, Review Questions and Practice Test Questions.
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