UExcel Microbiology Test 2

Question 1

Which of the following organisms is transmitted by the Tsetse fly?

Accepted Answer

Trypanosoma gambiense

Answer

Toxoplasma

Answer

Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer

Entamoeba histolytica

Question 2

Which of the following symptoms is not associated with Haemophilus influenzae?

Accepted Answer

Malaria

Answer

Epiglottis

Answer

Otitis media

Answer

Pneumonia

Question 3

Which of the following is not connected to fungi?

Accepted Answer

Chlamydiae

Answer

Tinea nigra

Answer

Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer

Candida albicans

Question 4

A RNA virus is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Herpesvirus

Answer

Reovirus

Answer

Orthomyxovirus

Answer

Deltavirus

Question 5

Which of the following organisms is transmitted by the Ixodes tick?

Accepted Answer

Babesia

Answer

Giardia lamblia

Answer

Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer

Leishmania donovani

Question 6

Which of the viruses listed below is not a single-strand linear RNA virus?

Accepted Answer

Bunyavirus

Answer

Picornavirus

Answer

Togavirus

Answer

Retrovirus

Question 7

A DNA virus is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Calicivirus

Answer

Poxvirus

Answer

Adenovirus

Answer

Papovirus

Question 8

Which of the following bacteria has not been associated to urinary tract infections?

Accepted Answer

Haemophilus

Answer

Pseudomonas

Answer

E. coli

Answer

Klebsiella

Question 9

Which of the viruses below is not a double-strand linear DNA virus?

Accepted Answer

Papovavirus

Answer

Herpesvirus

Answer

Poxvirus

Answer

Adenovirus