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127 Cards in this Set
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Oral thrush is caused by
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Candida albicans.
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Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis include
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headache, sweating, vomiting, severe abdominal cramps, and diarrhea.
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Schistosomiasis involves
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All of the choices are correct
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The highest incidence of histoplasmosis in the United States occurs in the
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East and Midwest.
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All of the following are correct about helminthes except
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they generally make only a few eggs per day.
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Which of the following is a sexually transmitted disease?
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trichomoniasis
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Larvae and eggs are developmental forms of
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helminths.
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Dermatophytoses are
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All of the choices are correct.
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The smooth endoplasmic reticulum functions in synthesis of
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lipids
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Blastomyces dermatitidis
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causes Gilchrist disease and Chicago disease.
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Which is not correct about kala azar?
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Chemotherapy with chloroquine is usually effective.
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Diseases transmitted by vectors include
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trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis.
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Elephantiasis includes all the following except
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helminth is transmitted by black fly vectors.
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Which is not a characteristic of fungi?
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photosynthetic
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Which parasite is carried by Cyclops, an arthropod commonly found in still water?
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Dracunculus medinesis
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An organelle that is a stack of flattened, membranous sacs and functions to receive, modify, and package proteins for cell secretion is the
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Golgi apparatus
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A mold is observed to have asexual conidia, sexual spores within a sac, and septate hyphae. It is most likely classified in the
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Ascomycota
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Transmission of tineas include
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All of the choices are correct.
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The ability of a fungus to grow as a yeast or a mold depending on its environmental temperature is called
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dimorphism.
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The organelle involved in intracellular digestion of food particles is the
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lysosomes.
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The size of a eukaryotic cell ribosome is
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80S
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Protists with contractile vacuoles
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use them to expel excess water from the cell.
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The group of protozoa that have flagella are the
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Mastigophora
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River blindness is
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a disease in which worms can invade the eyes.
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The symptoms that occur in cyclic 48 to 72 hour episodes in a malaria patient are
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chills, fever, and sweating
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Parasitic helminthes have the following characteristics except
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have developmental forms that include cysts
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The primary portal of entry for fungal infections is
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the respiratory tract.
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The cytoskeleton
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All of the choices are correct.
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All of the following are helminths except
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trypanosomes.
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All of the following pertain to tapeworms except
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one proglottid segment will have either female or male reproductive organs.
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Blooms of certain dinoflagellates are associated with all of the following except
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aflatoxin
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Aspergillosis includes all the following except
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there are no effective drugs to treat the infection.
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Trichomonas vaginalis
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All of the choices are correct
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The site for ribosomal RNA synthesis is the
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nucleolus
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When buds remain attached, they form a chain of yeast cells called
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pseudohyphae
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Hookworms
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All of the choices are correct
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Pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci
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All of the choices are correct.
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The motile, feeding stage of protozoa is called the
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trophozoite.
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Ascaris lumbricoides
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All of the choices are correct.
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Outbreaks of this apicomplexan disease have been associated with fecal-contaminated imported raspberries, and also fresh greens and drinking water.
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Cyclosporiasis
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All of the following pertain to Candida albicans except
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has a large capsule.
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Characteristics of Histoplasma capsulatum include
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it grows in moist soil, rich in nitrogen from bird and bat guano.
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Which is incorrect about Sporothrix schenckii?
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causes superficial cutaneous infection
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Which of the following is an apicomplexan parasite?
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Toxoplasma Gondii
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Trichinosis includes all of the following except
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All of the choices are correct.
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All of the following pertain to coccidiodomycosis except
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the pathogen grows best in soil with bird and bat guano.
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Cryptococcosis can include
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All of the choices are correct.
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Which is mismatched?
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Plasmodium - causes Chagas disease
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Which is not correct about trichinosis?
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Only a few cases occur each year in the U.S
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Chitin is a chemical component of the cell walls of
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fungi.
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African sleeping sickness is caused by
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Trypanosoma brucei.
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Serious mycoses treated with amphotericin B include all the following except
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Pneumocystis pneumonia.
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Transmission of the pathogen of leishmaniasis is by the
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Phlebotomine ( sand) fly
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All of the following can be transmitted by drinking contaminated water except
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Babesiosis
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Which of the following is acquired when amoebas are forced into human nasal passages during swimming?
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Naegleria fowleri
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Protists include
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algae and protozoa
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Decaying vegetation, such as piles of leaves and compost matter, allows growth and transmission of
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Aspergillus
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The vector involved in African sleeping sickness is the
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tsetse fly
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Which of the following does not pertain to helminths?
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in kingdom protista
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Which was the first disease found to be due to a protozoan that is introduced to human by the bite of a hard body tick?
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Babesiosis
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The terms used for the four levels of fungal infection include the following except
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bloodborne.
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All of the following are fungal allergies except
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thrush
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The large intestines of pigs are the primary reservoir of the pathogen that causes
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balantidiasis
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The larval forms of certain Taenia species, which typically infect muscles of mammalian intermediate hosts is also called a
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cysticerci
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Fasciola hepatica is a
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liver fluke.
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When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible thread-like mass called the
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chromatin
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Cell walls are not found on typical cells of
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protozoa
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Chagas disease involves transmission of the pahogen by the
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reduviid, "kissing" bug
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Entamoeba histolytica is aquired by
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All of the choices are correct.
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What do zygospores, ascospores, and basidiospores have in common?
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They are sexual spores.
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Paracoccidioides
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endemic to regions of Central and South America.
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Which of the following is not an effective way to minimize human contact with parasitic helminths?
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These are all effective ways.
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Acanthamoeba differs from Naegleria fowleri in that only Acanthamoeba
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enters typically through broken skin or the conjunctiva.
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Fungi that grow as a yeast at one temperature but will grow as mold at another temperature are called
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dimorphic.
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Toxoplasmosis includes all the following except
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intrauterine infectious are generally mild with very little damage to fetal tissues
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Giardiasis involves
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symptoms of abdominal pain, flatulence, and diarrhea.
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Which is mismatched?
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Echinococcus granulosus-poultry
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Organelles found in algae but not found in protozoa or fungi are the
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chloroplasts.
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Eukaryotic flagella differ from prokaryotic flagella because only eukaryotic flagella
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contain microtubules.
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Pregnant women should never change cat litter due to the risk of contracting
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toxoplasmosis.
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Which is mismatched?
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Tinea capitis - ringworm of the beard
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Which of the following has four pairs of flagella?
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Giardia lamblia
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Trichinella spiralis is a ________ that invades the _________
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roundworm, intestine
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Both fish and humans develop neurological symptoms and bloody skin lesions due to a sudden " bloom" of the algae
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Pfiesteria piscida
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Sources for human infection with worms are all of the following except
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contaminated air.
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Which antifungal drug inhibits cell division of the fungus?
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griseofulvin
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Human asymptomic carriers are common in .
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amebiasis and trichomoniasis.
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Ergotism is caused by
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ingesting alkaloids from Claviceps purpurea on rye plants.
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Strongyloides stercoralis
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immunosuppressed patients can die from disseminated disease.
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Cilia are found in certain
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protozoa.
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Which of the following spores are sexually produced?
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Zygospores
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Filamentous fungi are called
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molds
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Which is mismatched?
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Pyrrophyta - euglenids
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Cryptococcus neoformans has the following characteristics except
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commonly found in the human mouth, intestines, and genitalia
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The eukaryotic cell's glycocalyx is
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mostly polysaccharide.
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Which of the following is the cause of malaria
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plasmodium
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The cell's series of tunnel-like membranes functioning in transport and storage are the
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endoplasmic reticulum.
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The usual definitive host for Echinococcus granulosus is
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dogs
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Candidiasis includes
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All of the choices are correct.
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Amebiasis is a disease of the
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intestines and often the liver.
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This organism commonly contaminates grains, corn, and peanuts and produces a potent mycotoxin called aflatoxin:
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Aspergillus flavis
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Fungal spores
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are used as a means of reproductioni
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All of the following are found in some or all protozoa except
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cell wall.
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The parasitic disease, caused by an apicomplexan that involves infected cats in its life cycle is
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toxoplasmosis
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This opportunist is the most frequent cause of life-threatening penumonia in AIDS patients
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pneumocystis (carinii) jiroveci
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Which organelle contains cristae where enzymes and electron carriers for aerobic respiration are found?
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Mitochondria
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Alternative names for Blastomyces dermatitidis include
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Gilchrist's disease.
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Which of the following spores are produced within a sac?
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Sporangiospores
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Which of the following are likely to predispose patients to fungal infections?
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All of the choices are correct.
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Which is incorrect about histoplasmosis
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never spreads to sites outside the respiratory tract.
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Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but not in prokaryotic cells?
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All of the choices are correct.
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Mycetoma is
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A subcutaneous infection that looks like a tumor.
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On what basis are fungi classified as Fungi Imperfecti, or Deuteromycota.
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Based on if the fungus lacks a sexual state.
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Ambeiasis symptoms include
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bloody, mucus-filled stools, fever, diarrhea, and weight loss
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Menthol and camphor (Vicks) are effective treatments against
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ringworm
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Which is mismatched?
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whipworm - trematode
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Enterobius vermicularis is
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an intestinal worm that easily contaminates fingers and fomites.
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All of the following will kill Giardia except
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chlorine in typical drinking water.
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Which of the following causes serious congenital disease from transplacental transmission
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Toxoplasmosis
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Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton
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reservoirs are humans, animals, and soils
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Amphotericin B, nystastin, and the imidazoles are all
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antifungul drugs.
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Which of the following is incorrect about Sporotrichosis
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It is also known as Valley fever.
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Histones are
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proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus
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Which is incorrect about malaria?
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Merozoites enter and multiply in liver cells.
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All of the following are dimorphic, true fungal pathogens except
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Candida.
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The stacks of thylakoids in a chloroplast are called
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grana.
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The routes of entry for most fungi in to the body are
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respiratory and cutaneous
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