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Controlling Microbial Growth In The Body: Antimicrobial Drugs (1/2)
Test Description: This is review of the first half of Chapter 10 for BIO113. There are 20 questions total.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the purpose of medication in antimicrobial therapy?
A
To destroy infectious pathogens, but not do any harm to host cells
B
To destroy host cells, regardless of whether or not infectious pathogens are harmed in the process
C
To destroy infectious pathogens, regardless of whether or not the host cell is harmed in the process
D
To destroy host cells, but not do any harm to infectious pathogens
2) Who discovered penicillin in the 1920s?
A
Alexander Flemming
B
Gerhard Domagk
C
Louis Pasteur
D
Paul Ehrlich
3) Who is responsible for formulating the arsenic compound in the late 1800s?
A
Louis Pasteur
B
Alexander Flemming
C
Paul Ehrlich
D
Gerhard Domagk
4) Who discovered sulfa drugs in the 1930s?
A
Louis Pasteur
B
Gerhard Domagk
C
Paul Ehrlich
D
Alexander Flemming
5) What does an antibiotic do?
A
Inhibit the growth of or destroy fungi
B
Inhibit the growth of or destroy viruses
C
Inhibit the growth of or destroy all infectious agents
D
Inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria
6) What is a semisynthetic antimicrobial?
A
An entirely natural antimicrobial
B
An antimicrobial produced entirely of chemical alterations to mimic a natural antimicrobial
C
An antimicrobial produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting antimicrobial
D
An antimicrobial produced as a result of an overgrowth of normal flora
7) What is a synthetic antimicrobial?
A
An antimicrobial produced entirely of chemical alterations to mimic a natural antimicrobial
B
An antimicrobial produced as a result of an overgrowth of normal flora
C
An antimicrobial produced by chemical alteration of a natural starting antimicrobial
D
An entirely natural antimicrobial
8) Which of the following refers to the ability of a drug to target sites that are relative specific to the microorganism responsible for infection?
A
Cross resistance
B
Selective toxicity
C
Multiple resistance
D
Selective targeting
9) Which of the following refers to antimicrobial resistance shown by a species of microorganism to multiple antimicrobial drugs?
A
Cross resistance
B
Selective toxicity
C
Multiple resistance
D
Selective targeting
10) Which of the following refers to the tolerance to a usually toxic substance as a result of exposure to a similarly acting substance?
A
Cross resistance
B
Selective toxicity
C
Selective targeting
D
Multiple resistance
11) The inhibition of cell wall synthesis is only effective for which cells?
A
Plant and animal cells
B
All cells
C
Damaged cells
D
Growing cells
12) What is the purpose of the inhibition of cell wall synthesis
A
To encourage the destruction of peptidoglycan by bacteria
B
To encourage the increase of peptidoglycan by bacteria
C
To prevent bacteria from destroying peptidoglycan
D
To prevent bacteria from increasing peptidoglycan
13) What effect does the inhibition of cell wall synthesis have on existing peptidoglycan layer(s)?
A
It strengthens the existing peptidoglycan layer(s)
B
It destroys the existing peptidoglycan layer(s)
C
It weakens the existing peptidoglycan layer(s), but does not completely destroy it
D
It has no effect on existing peptidoglycan layer(s)
14) Which two classes of drugs target cell wall(s)?
A
Antiviral and anti-enzymatic drugs
B
Anti-fungal and antiviral drugs
C
Antibacterial and anti-fungal drugs
D
Antibacterial and antiviral drugs
15) Which of the following is NOT an antibacterial drug that targets the cell wall(s)?
A
Vancomycin/cycloserine
B
Penicillins
C
Echinocandins
D
β-lactams
16) Echinocandins can be categorized under which drug class?
A
Anti-enzymatic drugs
B
Antiviral drugs
C
Anti-fungal drugs
D
Antibacterial drugs
17) How is the translation process inhibited during the inhibition of protein synthesis?
A
By reacting with the ribosome-mRNA complex
B
By uncoding the ribosome-mRNA complex
C
By inactivating the ribosome-mRNA complex
D
By blocking the usual metabolic pathway of the ribosome-mRNA complex
18) Which of the following drugs does NOT target protein synthesis?
A
Chloramphenical
B
Clotrimazole
C
Tetracyclines
D
Aminoglycosides
19) What does disruption of the cytoplasmic membrane result in?
A
Metabolic disruption or cell lysis
B
Increased cell membrane integrity
C
Decreased cell membrane toxicity
D
Decreased cell turnover
20) Which of the following drug classes does NOT target cell membrane(s)?
A
Azoles
B
Polymyxins
C
Polyenes
D
Sulfonamides
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