Biology question and answers for October 31, 2023
- Q Why does the author mention DNA-sequencing in the essay "Clinical Testing on Animals"? Perhaps scientists in the near future can use DNA sequencing and simulations to create a robust solution...
- Q This is a case study of Clarissa Dalloway, the first child born to a couple living in an isolated fishing village in Maine. The family was descended from 17th Century...
- Q Describe each type of infection in the following list and include the mode of transmission in each scenario. Use terms such as primary, secondary, healthcare-associated, STI, mixed, latent, toxemia, chronic,...
- Q Diseases that can be spread from one person to another are calledA. common diseasesB. communicable diseasesC. communitive diseases
- Q The Clostridium bacteria actually makes a food can bulge in the top. What kind of toxin does it produce?A. harmless toxinB. healthy toxinC. toxin as a gas
- Q 1. All of the following are aseptic techniques to prevent contamination of food in the kitchen, exceptusing a common cutting board for meat and vegetablescleaning cooking surfacescovering foodhandwashing
- Q The RN educates the patient regarding the importance of proper cooking temperatures to destroy microbes. As a general rule, she advises the patient to heat meat to at least 80C...
- Q Which of the following diseases is the result of the body's immune system attacking the neurons?Arachnold cystsEncephalitisMultiple sclerosisTropical spastic paraparesis
- Q Which of the following is NOT a communicable disease?BotulismPolioRabiesListeriosis
- Q From the sample conclusionparagraph, which passage is aTie Back to Theme?A. In "The Lady, or the Tiger" StocktonB. The story is about a princess who mustchoose whether she would prefer...
- Q Select the best answer for the question.Healthy strategies for losing weight include eating healthy foods and exercising. Which of the following is false regarding healthy versus unhealthy dieting practices?A. Males...
- Q Which is the best example ofimagery in the highlightedpassage from Sec. 27?A. ...we just waltzed back and forth, freezing,and thawing, and stifling, by turns...B. ...In about an hour we stopped...
- Q Which sentencebelow punctuatesthe dialoguecorrectly?A. "Can you help me find agood prom dress" askedJamieB. "Can you help me find agood prom dress?" askedJamie.C. "Can you help me find agood prom dress,"...
- Q The "pile up" that builds at the stop point that they "blew" through is called a ___A. cystB. bunyonC. tumorD. wart
- Q Knowingly exhibiting factitious medical or psychiatric symptoms and lying in order to get tangible items like narcotic drugs & disability $$ is known as: Munchausen by proxy. Munchausen syndrome. hypochondriasis....
- Q 2. Which of these statements from the passage BEST supports the opinion the journaling can help you to see how you progress in life? https://voca.ro/1bfclMcTa773*A: "You will probably find that...
- Q 11: Based on the text, which of these is true about orange juice that contains pulp?A It contains less sugar than orange juice that is pulp-free does.B It is the...
- Q A woman with achondroplasia (autosomal dominant rare disease that exhibits dwarfism) married a man who was normal height. She gave birth to a child afflicted with achondroplasia. What is the...
- Q What are the biological factors that are pertinent to human wellbeing, behavior, and emotionality?
- Q Most common cause of necrotizing infection of skeletal muscle. Also causes gas gangrene, gastroenteritis and necrotizing enteritis. It is usually transmitted by tissue injury being contaminated with spores.A) Clostridium perfringensB)...
- Q For aspects of nervous system structure and function, match each of the following:Cocaine ->Methamphetamine ->ectasy ->alcohol and marijuana ?antidepressants ?neurons & nerve cells ?
- Q In autoimmune diseases, like lupus, the body does not recognize itself and tries to kill its own cells. This can be tied to issues witha) Integral proteinsb) Glucosec) Covalent bondingd)...
- Q Describe antigenic shift in Influenza. What is happening in the infected cell? Why is this so dangerous?
- Q Infection of this parasite has almost been completely eradicated (from 3.5 million cases in 1986 down to less than 200 in 2013). What is the parasite? How was this acomplished?
- Q A 53-year-old Caucasian female with no significant past medical history presented to a local emergency department in Phoenix with complaints of flu-like symptoms including decreased energy, fever, myalgia (muscle pain),...
- Q Antigenic shift...is an major change in influenza virus Agenerates new subtypes of influenza virus Ahappens when two or more different viruses combine to form a new subtypeis an abrupt change...
- Q Match each organism on the left with its route of infection and transmission on the right. You may use the same option once, more than once, or not at all.Giardia...
- Q Aflatoxin is produced by and isAspergillus flavus, carcinogenicDeath cap; a hallucinogenSpotorix schencki; a hallucinogenAspergillus niger, a mycotoxin
- Q Mosquitoes are vectors for...Chagas diseaseCandidiasisMalariaGiardiasisAfrican sleeping sickness
- Q Match the statements in the left column with the corresponding type of viral infection in the right column. Be very specific.This viral infection lasts a short timeThis viral infection lasts...
- Q Antigenic drift...caused the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918All of the aboveexplains why new flu vaccines should be made each yearare fast and small changes in influenza virus type Ais due...
- Q Match the following statements with cold, flu, or COVID-19More than 200 types of viruses causes this disease including Rhinovirus and CoronavirusesInfluenza type A, B, and CSARS-CoV-2Body aches, fever, and headaches...
- Q The enzyme catalase...allows bacteria to obtain energy from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)converts oxygen into hydrogen peroxideallows bacteria to eliminate some of the toxic byproducts of aerobic respirationis used in aerobic respiration...
- Q Which of the following statements about Methyl Red test is correct? All bacteria that ferment glucose show a positive methyl red test A test is positive when a red or...
- Q From reading this sentence,'What kind of 'PATHOGEN' is most dangerous?"you can tell that 'pathogen' means: a single-celled organisma virusa microorganism that causes diseasean illness or disease
- Q Ribavirin is prescribed for the hospitalized child with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The nurseprepares to administer this medication via which route?1. Orally2. Via face mask3. Intravenously4. Intramuscularly
- Q Which of the following events would occur during a blood transfusion reaction? NOTE: Select all correct answer choices.Increase in immune cell protectionHemolysisDecrease in blood pressureAgglutination
- Q Play Time Had A Small But Real Effect The researchers said they found the actual amount of time spent playing was a small but significant positive factor in people's well-being....
- Q Pick the couplet that best completes the following. To have a case of "end stage, or terminal" cancer, one must have turn on and turn off.A one oncogene, a number...
- Q Which of the following cells in the body help recognize antigens on a pathogen allowingimmune response from the body to a pathogen already encountered previously?A memory cellsB T cellsC lymphocytesD...
- Q 5. A patient arrives at his physician's office with a severe skin infection. The physician does aquick diagnosis and speculates it to be streptococcal infection. The patient is immediatelyplaced on...
- Q Explain how vaccines work with the immune system to prevent disease. Use at least four vocabulary terms from this unit in your response.
- Q Only viral DNA enters into a bacterial host during a viral infectionTrueFalse
- Q A chronic viral infection...A. always cause symptomsB. is characterized by the presence of viruses for a long timeC. Lasts a short period of time and is cleared by the immune...
- Q Match the statements in the left with common cold, flu, or COVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndromeCaused by more than 200 different virusesShortness of breath is a common symptomThe virus that causes...
- Q The general name for the diseases caused by prions is...A. ScrapieB. Mad cow diseaseC. Spongiform encephalopathiesD. CJDE. variantCJD
- Q Which one/ones of the following viruses has/have caused pandemics?Flu and COVID-19These are names of DISEASES, not names of virusesInfluenza type BInfluenza type A and SARS-CoV2Rhinovirus and adenovirusInfluenza type A
- Q A Christian missionary just came back from his mission in Africa and reported having high fever,shaking chills, flu-like illness, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and jaundice (yellow coloring of theskin and...
- Q A 35-year-old Hispanic Mexican male came to live in the US when he was 20 years-old. He recently started complaining about dyspnea (shortness of breath), palpitations, irregular heartbeat, severe constipation,...
- Q Match each parasite with the disease that they causeGiardia lambliaTrypanosoma cruziTrypanosoma bruceiTrichomonas vaginalisPlasmodium falciparum
- Q B cellsSecrete antibodiesFunction in allergic reactionsDirectly destroy target cellsActivate B cells and other T cellsSuppress immune reactions
- Q Viral meningitis mostly affects children and is almost always caused by enterovirusesTrueFalse
- Q "Rabies has a strictly mammalian reservoir host including bats, skunks, raccoons, cats and canines" TrueFalse
- Q Which statement regarding apoptosis is FALSE?Healthy, functioning cells may undergo apoptosis if they are no longer needed.Despite the ridiculous name, blebbing is an actual thing that apoptotic cells do.To protect...
- Q Natural killer cells have Fas ligand on their surface, which can activate so-called "death receptors" on target cells to induce their apoptosis. What type of signaling is this?AutocrineJuxtacrineParacrineEndocrine
- Q What type of specimen would be collected to determine if a patient was infected by an Enterobacteriacae?A. Skin swabB. Cerebral Spinal fluidC. SputumD. Stool
- Q According to the text, there are three major types of health belief systems: biomedical, supernatural and holistic.TrueFalse
- Q CLAS stands for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services.TrueFalse
- Q A needlestick is an example of aa. droplet transmissionb. direct biological transmission by vectorc. direct contactd. vehicle transmissione. indirect contact transmission by fomite
- Q Which of the following definitions is INCORRECT?a. endemic: a disease that is constantly present in a populationb.epidemic: a disease that is endemic across the worldc. pandemic: a disease that affects...
- Q Which of the following is an antibioticO a. streptomycinOb. formaldehydeO c. iodineO d. phenol
- Q Which of the following is NOT a major category of adaptation for antibacterial drug resistance?a. impermeability due to modified cell wall or membrane structuresb. modification of the drug target, such...
- Q Which term best describes an antimicrobial drug that affects only one or a few microbial types?broad-spectrummicrobiostaticantibioticnarrow-spectrummicrobiocidal
- Q Briefly explain the three outcomes of complement system activation.
- Q Contrast Type 1 hypersensitivity versus Type III hypersensitivity
- Q Disinfecting means to:a. Cleanse the surface of dirt and visible particlesb. Killing disease causing organismsc. Decreasing disease causing organisms
- Q Which of the following are considered Bloodborne Pathogens?a. HIVb. Hepatitis Bc. Hepatitis Cd. All of the above
- Q Which of the following is the best definition for specific immunity?action of white blood cells against body pathogensa response that is directed only against a particular microbeseveral nonspecific defenses present...
- Q Which of the following component(s) belongs to the first line of defenseInterferronsInflammatory responsePhagocytic white blood cellsFlushing action of urine
- Q Match the following immunity examples with the appropriate line of defense?third linesecond linefirst lineA mucus respiratory liningB. inflammationC cellular and humoral immunity
- Q What group of microorganisms usually call the skin home?PseudomonasEscherichiaProteusStaphylococcusEnterobacteriaceae
- Q The presence of antibodies can triggerneutralizationantigenshaptensall of these
- Q Opsonization is a process that involves antibodies covering surface receptors on a virus or toxin molecule thereby disrupting their activityTrueFalse
- Q Milder meningitis is almost always caused by a virusTrueFalse
- Q Helper T cellsSecrete antibodiesFunction in allergic reactionsDirectly destroy target cellsActivate B cells and other T cellsSuppress immune reactions
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