Fun Quiz: Test Your Microbiology Knowledge

Are you ready to take the ASCP, AMT, or AAB Certification Exams for MLS, CLS & MLT? Tests your knowledge in Microbiology, Parasitology, Mycology & Virology to find out. Do it for fun or take this practice exam to help you prepare.

 

#1. Which virus is associated with causing Chicken pox in children and Shingles in adults?

Adenovirus

Epstein-Barr

Herpes virus

Varicella-Zoster

Human papillomavirus

#2. Which of the following statements on Streptococcus pyogenes is false

Causes streptococcal pharyngitis, impetigo, erysipelas, and rheumatic fever

Beta hemolytic on blood agar plate

Group A Streptococcus classification

Highly resistant to penicillin

Sensitive to Bacitracin antibiotic discs

#3. Credé procedure is the practice of washing a newborn’s eyes with this solution to protect against neonatal conjunctivitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Magnesium hydroxide

Sodium chloride

Silver chloride

Silver nitrate

Sodium hypochlorite

#4. Which of the following parasites is not transmitted by ingestion of eggs, cysts or larvae?

Giardia

Trypanosoma

Trichinella

Ascaris

Paragonimus

#5. Which of the following organisms is resistant to novobiocin?

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

MRSA

MRCNS

Staphylococcus epidermidis

#6. Which of the following biochemical test results is true of Gardnerella vaginalis?

Hippurate negative

Oxidase positive

Starch positive

Catalase positive

#7. Which of the following is not a DNA virus?

Adenovirus

Human papillomavirus

Epstein-Barr virus

Cytomegalovirus

Mumps virus

#8. Which of the following is not an opportunistic fungus?

Cryptococcus

Fusarium

Penicillium

Aspergillus

Acremonium

#9. A gastrointestinal nematode that is more frequently seen in developing countries. It is also called the New World Hookworm.

Trichinella spiralis

Necator americanus

Ancylostoma duodenale

Dracunculus medinensis

Strongyloides stercoralis

#10. An inanimate object that harbors and transmits a pathogen is a

Vector

Reservoir

Source

Fomite

Carrier

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