BIOL 230 Exam 2 Part 3

A highly detailed illustration of bacteria interacting with human cells, emphasizing pathogenicity and immune response, in a scientific style.

BIOL 230 Exam 2 Quiz

Take your understanding of microbiology to the next level with our comprehensive BIOL 230 Exam 2 Quiz! This quiz covers essential topics such as pathogenicity, virulence factors, and mechanisms of bacterial infection.

  • 50 multiple choice and checkbox questions
  • Test your knowledge on topics including exotoxins and quorum sensing
  • Perfect for students preparing for exams in microbiology
50 Questions12 MinutesCreated by InfectiousExpert42
Does a plasmid need to incorporate itself to a genome in order to function properly?
Yes
No
___________________________ is DNA is transferred from one cell to another through direct cell contact (via a sex pilus).
Transformation
Conjugation
Transduction
____________________ is when DNA is transferred from a donor cell to a recipient cell through a bacteriophage. A bacteriophage (phage) is a virus that infects bacteria.
Transformation
Transduction
Conjugation
The ability to cause disease is pathogenicity.
True
False
The extent of pathogenicity is called Virulence factors.
True
False
How do pathogens gain access to the human body?
Mucous membranes
Skin
Parenteral route
Pores
Sudoriferous glands
Sebaceous glands
Parenteral route
Most pathogens have ____________molecules on their surface. Each pathogen’s unique _________ is able to bind to a specific __________molecule found somewhere in the host.
Antigen (2x)
Adhesin (2x)
Receptors
Protein markers
Why do you think pathogens are unable to cause disease if they enter at a different site?
Different Adhesin
Lack of Adhesin
Lack of Receptors
Specific Receptors
Capsules contribute to virulence because the prevent __________________ and help adhere to epithelial surfaces.
Exocytosis
Phagocytosis
Endocytosis
The mycolic acid in the cell wall of acid-fast bacteria contributes to their virulence by:
Resisting digestion by phagocytic immune cells
Digesting blood clots
Breaking down hyaluronic acid
Resisting the effects of most antimicrobial drugs
Coagulase
Digests blood clots
Breaks down hyaluronic acid
Breaks down collagen
Coagulates host fibrinogen
Hyaluronidase
Breaks down collagen
Coagulates host fibrinogen
Digests blood clots
Breaks down hyaluronic acid
Collagenase
Breaks down collagen
Digests blood clots
Breaks down hyaluronic acid
Coagulates host fibrinogen
Kinases
Breaks down collagen
Breaks down hyaluronic acid
Digests blood clots
Coagulates host fibrinogen
IgA proteases destroy host IgA antibodies.
True
False
Some pathogens can alter their surface antigens by a process called antigenic variation.
True
False
How would a pathogen know when its population is large enough to safely make its presence known?
Cytokine Release
Machrophages
B cells
Quorum sensing
In Quorum sensing bacteria send out chemicals called ____________________________that other bacteria in the population recognize and respond to.
Autoinducers
Isoinducets
Mediators
Allografts
Quorum Sensing.
Quorum Sensing.
Microbes may compete with their host for available nutrients, thus starving the host cells. Some bacteria produce ____________ which bind to Iron.
Spermatophore
Siderophores
Semaphore
What are examples of direct damage bacterial pathogens cause to a host?
Using the host’s nutrients
Causing direct cell damage in the immediate vicinity
Producing toxins
Inducing hypersensitivity reactions
Causing inflammatory responses
Presence of toxin in the host’s blood.
Toxemia
Toxoid
Antitoxin
Toxin
Poisonous substance produced by certain microorganisms.
Antitoxin
Toxemia
Toxoid
Toxin
Inactivated toxin used in a vaccine (The tetanus and diphtheria components of the DTaP, Tdap, DT, and Td vaccines).
Antitoxin
Toxoid
Toxemia
Toxin
Antibodies against a specific toxin.
Antitoxin
Toxoid
Toxin
Toxin
Which toxin is secreted by the microorganism?
Exotoxin
Endotoxin
LPS found on gram negative microorganisms which has lipid A is what?
Exotoxin
Endotoxin
. What are the 3 types of exotoxins
A-B toxins
Membrane-disrupting toxins
Protein binding toxins
Superantigens
Action of an A-B Toxin. A inhibits protein synthesis.
Action of an A-B Toxin. A inhibits protein synthesis.
Membrane-Disrupting Toxins Cause specific host cells to lyse by disrupting their plasma membranes. There are 2 ways they disrupt plasma membranes:
Making protein channels in the plasma membrane
Disrupting the phospholipid bilayer
These toxins force host white blood cells (specifically helper T cells) to release high levels of cytokines.
A-B toxins
Superantigens
Membrane disrupting toxins
____________________________________ cause toxic shock syndrome.
Superantigens
A-B toxins
Membrane disrupting toxins
When shock is the result of endotoxin, it is called__________________________.
Toxic shock syndrome
Endotoxic shock
Systemic Anaphylaxis
In either case what causes toxic shock syndrome or endotoxic shock to develop?
The level of an immune response is harmful to the host.
The high concentration of cytokines in the body
. Why do you think knowing a pathogen’s portal of exit helps with preventing the spread of disease?
Prevention
Avoidance
Public Awareness
Each pathogen leaves the body in an attempt to infect a new host through a specific route or portal of exit.
True
False
Portal Exits include:
Respiratory tract
Gastrointestinal tract
Genitourinary tract
Skin
Blood
The molecules produced by pathogens that allow them to cause disease is called virulence.
True
False
African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease can persist in the body for extended period of time and although the immune system isn't compromised the pathogens still thrive why?
Capsules
Mycolic Acid
Antigenic Variation
Quorum sensing is a process where bacteria chemically “talk” to each other.
True
False
Once pathogens adhere to host cells, they can cause direct damage by:
Producing waste products
Multiplying inside cells
Lysis of host cells
Toxins
Exotoxins are proteins that are secreted into the surrounding area or are released if the bacterium is killed and lysed.
True
False
___________________function by destroying specific components of the host’s cells or inhibiting precise metabolic functions.
Endotoxins
Exotoxins
Mucous membranes include:
Respiratory tract
Gastrointestinal tract
Genitourinary tract
Conjunctiva
Entry directly into the tissues beneath the skin or mucous membranes when these barriers are penetrated or injured.
Parenteral route
Mucous membranes
Most pathogens have a preferred portal of entry that is a prerequisite for disease. Meaning that if they gain access to the body through another portal, disease might not occur. Why?
Specific receptor
Specific environment
The presence of antigens causes the body’s Helper T cells to produce proteins called antibodies.
True
False
During an infection, the immune system responds to antibodies on the surface of invading pathogens
True
False
Most iron is bound to human iron-transport proteins. When a pathogen needs iron, it secretes siderophores, which bind iron more tightly than human iron-transport proteins.
True
False
When a pathogen needs iron, it secretes siderophores, which bind iron more tightly than hemoglobin.
True
False
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