Controlling Microbial Growth In The Body: Antimicrobial Drugs (1/2) Question Preview (ID: 49981)
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Which of the following drugs does NOT target protein synthesis?
a) Aminoglycosides
b) Tetracyclines
c) Clotrimazole
d) Chloramphenical
What does disruption of the cytoplasmic membrane result in?
a) Increased cell membrane integrity
b) Metabolic disruption or cell lysis
c) Decreased cell membrane toxicity
d) Decreased cell turnover
Which of the following drug classes does NOT target cell membrane(s)?
a) Sulfonamides
b) Polymyxins
c) Polyenes
d) Azoles
How is the translation process inhibited during the inhibition of protein synthesis?
a) By inactivating the ribosome-mRNA complex
b) By uncoding the ribosome-mRNA complex
c) By blocking the usual metabolic pathway of the ribosome-mRNA complex
d) By reacting with the ribosome-mRNA complex
Which of the following is NOT an antibacterial drug that targets the cell wall(s)?
a) β-lactams
b) Penicillins
c) Echinocandins
d) Vancomycin/cycloserine
Echinocandins can be categorized under which drug class?
a) Anti-fungal drugs
b) Antibacterial drugs
c) Antiviral drugs
d) Anti-enzymatic drugs
Which two classes of drugs target cell wall(s)?
a) Antibacterial and antiviral drugs
b) Antibacterial and anti-fungal drugs
c) Anti-fungal and antiviral drugs
d) Antiviral and anti-enzymatic drugs
The inhibition of cell wall synthesis is only effective for which cells?
a) All cells
b) Growing cells
c) Damaged cells
d) Plant and animal cells
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
What effect does the inhibition of cell wall synthesis have on existing peptidoglycan layer(s)?
a) It weakens the existing peptidoglycan layer(s), but does not completely destroy it
b) It destroys the existing peptidoglycan layer(s)
c) It has no effect on existing peptidoglycan layer(s)
d) It strengthens the existing peptidoglycan layer(s)
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 targeting
c) Multiple resistance
d) Selective toxicity
What does an antibiotic do?
a) Inhibit the growth of or destroy viruses
b) Inhibit the growth of or destroy all infectious agents
c) Inhibit the growth of or destroy fungi
d) Inhibit the growth of or destroy bacteria
What is a semisynthetic antimicrobial?
a) An antimicrobial produced entirely of chemical alterations to mimic a natural antimicrobial
b) An entirely 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
What is a synthetic antimicrobial?
a) An antimicrobial produced entirely of chemical alterations to mimic a natural antimicrobial
b) An entirely 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
Which of the following refers to antimicrobial resistance shown by a species of microorganism to multiple antimicrobial drugs?
a) Cross resistance
b) Selective targeting
c) Multiple resistance
d) Selective toxicity
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 targeting
c) Multiple resistance
d) Selective toxicity
Who discovered penicillin in the 1920s?
a) Paul Ehrlich
b) Alexander Flemming
c) Gerhard Domagk
d) Louis Pasteur
Who is responsible for formulating the arsenic compound in the late 1800s?
a) Paul Ehrlich
b) Alexander Flemming
c) Gerhard Domagk
d) Louis Pasteur
Who discovered sulfa drugs in the 1930s?
a) Paul Ehrlich
b) Alexander Flemming
c) Gerhard Domagk
d) Louis Pasteur
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 infectious pathogens, regardless of whether or not the host cell is harmed in the process
c) To destroy host cells, but not do any harm to infectious pathogens
d) To destroy host cells, regardless of whether or not infectious pathogens are harmed in the process
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