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Which of the following does not pertain to helminths?


A) In kingdom Protista
B) Parasitic worms
C) Eggs and sperm used for reproduction
D) Often alternate hosts in complex life cycles
E) Have various organ systems

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The size of a eukaryotic cell ribosome is ________.


A) 30S
B) 40S
C) 50S
D) 70S
E) 80S

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The cell wall of fungi and algae are chemically identical to the bacterial cell wall.

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The county public health department is notified that an organism has been identified in a local lake, which is popular for water recreation and swimming. Acanthamoeba is familiar to the public health officials as an amoeba that can cause a fatal brain disease in both normal and immunocompromised individuals. An RN is a member of the taskforce assigned to the development and dissemination of community education. The team prepares information for the public to be released to media outlets and posted at the lake. -The public health information flyer explains that an amoeba is which type of microorganism?  


A) A prokaryotic alga
B) A eukaryotic fungus
C) A eukaryotic protozoan
D) A prokaryotic bacterium

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Which is not a characteristic of fungi?


A) Have cell walls
B) Photosynthetic
C) Include single-celled and filamentous forms
D) Heterotrophic nutrition
E) Can use a wide variety of nutrients

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The woven,intertwining mass of hyphae that makes up the body of a mold is a ________.


A) septum
B) rhizoid
C) spore
D) bud
E) mycelium

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Chitin is a chemical component of the cell walls of ________.


A) protozoa
B) algae
C) fungi
D) bacteria
E) All of the choices are correct.

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An RN at an elementary school notices a second grade female scratching and pulling at her pants. The student complains that her buttocks itch. Upon further assessment, the patient reports that the itching worsened in the morning hours. Since another child in the student's class was recently diagnosed with Enterobius vermicularis, or pinworm infection, the RN. contacts the girl's mother and recommends follow up with her pediatrician. -The RN educates the student's mother that anal scratching,followed by putting the fingers in the mouth,may allow the pinworm infection to persist in the host.Which of the following terms best describes this phenomenon?


A) Cross-infection
B) Contamination
C) Cross-contamination
D) Reinfection

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Which of the following is not true of the cytoskeleton?


A) Structural framework for the cell
B) Anchor points for organelles
C) Made up of microfilaments
D) Made up of microtubules
E) Made up of cilia

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An RN begins his shift in the infusion center at the local oncology center. His first patient is a 45-year-old female who has been coming in weekly for the past month for her infusion of chemotherapy. She reports oral pain and difficulty eating that has been worsening since her last appointment. The nurse's assessment reveals a white film covering the inside of her cheeks and tongue. The RN swabs the inside of her mouth for microscopic analysis. -In the specimen,it is noted that some of the cells are producing filamentous structures called hyphae.The RN educates the patient about the microscopic analysis.A term referring to the ability of a yeast able to exist in either yeast or hyphal form is ________.


A) dioecious
B) dimorphic
C) dichotomous
D) pseudohypha

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Eukaryotic mitochondria have their own 70S ribosomes and circular DNA.

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Which of the following statements is true concerning the evolution of prokaryotes and eukaryotes?


A) Rather than eukaryotes evolving from prokaryotes,evidence suggests that both prokaryotes and eukaryotes evolved from a precursor of these called the Last Common Ancestor.
B) Studies suggest that eukaryotes evolved directly from prokaryotes
C) Genetic evidence has shown that archaea were the precursor to prokaryotes,which in turn were the precursor to eukaryotes.
D) Evolutionary biologists have shown that eukaryotes appeared first and led to the evolution of prokaryotic cells.

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Fungi can reproduce both sexually and asexually.

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The eukaryotic cell's glycocalyx is ________.


A) mostly polysaccharide
B) the site where many metabolic reactions occur
C) also called the cell wall
D) composed of lipids
E) protection against osmotic lysis

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Which is mismatched?


A) Giardia - causes intestinal distress; transmitted by feces in drinking water
B) Histoplasma - fungus that causes Ohio Valley fever
C) Trichomonas - sexually transmitted vaginal infection
D) Plasmodium - protozoan that causes Chagas disease
E) Naegleria - amoeba that causes brain infection

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Larval development of helminths occurs in which host?


A) Primary host
B) Intermediate (secondary) host
C) Definitive host
D) Transport host
E) Mating takes place in all hosts.

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During unfavorable growth conditions,many protozoa can convert to a resistant,dormant stage called a(n) ________.


A) endospore
B) cyst
C) seed
D) trophozoite
E) sporozoa

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Eukaryotic flagella differ from prokaryotic flagella in that ________.


A) they are thicker,they are covered by membrane and they contain microtubules
B) they are thinner,they contain microfilaments and they are not involved in motility
C) they are thicker,they are made of the protein flagellin and they move in a 360ᵒ rotation
D) they are thinner,they have a basal body and a hook,and they contain a 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules

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Larvae and eggs are developmental forms of ________.


A) protozoa
B) algae
C) helminths
D) fungi
E) None of the choices are correct.

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Protozoan endoplasm contains ________.


A) ectoplasm
B) mitochondria
C) flagella
D) oral groves
E) None of the choices are correct.

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