Microbes and Society: Chapter 16 Practice Quiz

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Chapter 16 Disease and Resistance: The War Within

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1: The population of microbes that infect the body without causing disease are called:
	A: parasites
	B: pathogens
	C: opportunists
	D: normal microflora

2: Fomites are:
	A: microbes that are not regarded as disease agents
	B: an organism that has recovered from disease but continues to shed disease agents
	C: a continuing natural source of disease organisms
	D: an inanimate object that carries disease organisms

3: A disease that breaks out in explosive proportions within a population is called:
	A: systemic
	B: endemic
	C: epidemic
	D: pandemic

4: Direct methods of transmission include:
	A: respiratory droplets
	B: consumption of contaminated food or water
	C: transportation of a microbe on the legs of an insect
	D: contact with fomites

5: Which of the following is not a characteristic of inflammation?
	A: red color from blood accumulation
	B: pain from injury to local nerves
	C: abnormally high body temperature
	D: swelling from accumulation of fluid

6: Large complex molecules that provoke an immune response are referred to as:
	A: phagocytes
	B: antigens
	C: transfer factors
	D: lymphokines

7: Which type of antibody protects the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts?
	A: IgA
	B: IgE
	C: IgG
	D: IgM

8: The main cells participating in antibody-mediated immunity are the:
	A: phagocytes
	B: cytotoxic T cells
	C: macrophages
	D: B cells

9: Microbial toxins are neutralized by antibodies known as:
	A: agglutinins
	B: precipitins
	C: gamma globulins
	D: antitoxins

10: Which of the following is not an example of a hypersensitivity reaction?
	A: anaphylactic shock
	B: endotoxin shock
	C: allergy
	D: hemolytic disease of the newborn

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