CARLA MARISSE A.

ESCARPE HES 032 - MODULE #2

BSN 2 - A14

LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW

Differentiate Acellular and Cellular microbes

In contrast to cellular creatures, which are regarded to be living things, acellular organisms, which solely include viruses
and prions, are thought to be non-living. Additionally, biological organisms contain parts like a cell membrane and cytoplasm
that contain encapsulated organelles, smaller particles that have different purposes.

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

1. The field of parasitology involves the study of which of the following types of organisms?
a. arthropods, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses
b. arthropods, helminths, and certain protozoa
c. bacteria, fungi, and protozoa
d. bacteria, fungi, and viruses
RATIO: Parasitology is the study of parasites and is traditionally limited to arthropods, helminths, and certain protozoa.

2. Which of the following microbes are considered obligate intracellular pathogens?

a. chlamydias, rickettsias, M. leprae, and T. pallidum
b. M. leprae and T. pallidum
c. M. tuberculosis and viruses
d. rickettsias, chlamydias, and viruses
RATIO: Obligate intracellular bacteria require a host cell to replicate and rely on a variety of adaptative strategies to overcome
antibacterial responses and establish infection.

3. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Koch developed a rabies vaccine.
b. Microbes are ubiquitous.
c. Most microbes are harmful to humans.
d. Pasteur conducted experiments that proved the theory of abiogenesis.
RATIO: Microorganisms are ubiquitous; that is, they are present nearly everywhere.

4. Which of the following are even smaller than viruses?

a. chlamydias
b. prions and viroids
c. rickettsias
d. cyanobacteria
RATIO: Viroids are smaller than viruses while prions are smaller than viroids.

5. A protein derived from M. tuberculosis that led to the development of a skin test valuable in diagnosing tuberculosis.
a. tuberculin
b. pepsin
c. albumin
d. insulin
RATIO: Koch's research on tuberculin which is a protein derived from M. tuberculosis, eventually led to the development of a
tuberculosis skin test.

6.The size of bacteria is expressed on micrometers, whereas the sizes of viruses are expressed in.
A. Millimeters
B. Nanometers
C. Kilometers
D. Centimeters
RATIO: Most viruses vary in diameter from 20 nanometres to 250–400 nanometers.

7. It contains only one magnifying lens, whereas a compound microscope contains more than one magnifying lens.
A. Single lens microscope
B. Simple microscope
C. Compound microscope
D. Electron microscope
RATIO: A simple microscope is defined as a microscope containing only one magnifying lens.