Sulfonamides and arsphenamine are similar in their specificity for a special group of organism.
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79%
True
21%
False
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The antibiotic penicillin was discovered by which of the following researchers?
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5%
Emmerich and Low
9%
Gratia and Dath
81%
Alexander Flemming
5%
Vuillemin
Bacterial cells grown in a medium exposed to high osmotic pressure, changes shape from rod-shaped to __________ shaped.
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37%
spherical
23%
rod shaped
27%
irregular
13%
elongated
Structurally all penicillins have only beta-lactam present in them.
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62%
True
38%
False
Which of the following does not affect the activity of penicillin?
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19%
bile
35%
hydrochloric acid
26%
cysteine
20%
sodium hydroxide
Streptomyces orientalis produces which of the following antibiotics?
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35%
Cephalosporins
29%
Cycloserine
20%
Bacitracin
15%
Vancomycin
Which of the following interferes with the regeneration of the monophosphate form of bactoprenol from the pyrophosphate form?
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22%
Vancomycin
29%
Ampicillin
31%
Bacitracin
17%
Cephalosporins
Polymyxins inhibits the growth of the microbes by carrying out which of the following actions?
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20%
inhibition of cell-wall synthesis
16%
damage to cytoplasmic membrane
55%
inhibition of nucleic acid and protein synthesis
9%
inhibition of specific enzyme systems
Streptomycin is produced by which of the following organisms?
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19%
Stretomyces noursei
34%
Streptomyces nodosus
17%
Streptomyces fradiae
31%
Streptomyces griseus
Which of the following antibiotic have a sparing effect on the B12 in the diet?
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23%
Streptomycin
31%
Tetracycline
21%
Anthramycin
25%
Chloramphenicol
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Nystatin is produced from the strain _____________________
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30%
Streptomyces noursei
31%
Streptomyces aureofaciens
33%
Streptomyces kanamyceticus
6%
Streptomyces fradiae
Griseofulvin is useful in the therapy of nonsystemic fungal infections.
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86%
True
14%
False
Acycloguanosine is a nucleoside analog which is active against ___________________
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31%
Influenza A virus
26%
HIV virus
31%
Herpes virus
12%
Influenza B virus
Which of the following has its antiviral action attributed to the interference of protein synthesis?
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24%
Amantadine
37%
Interferons
27%
Acycloguanosine
12%
5’-iododeoxyuridine
Which of the following is effective in the control of tuberculosis in humans?
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21%
Nitrofurans
38%
Nalidixic Acid
23%
Sibromycin
18%
Isoniazid
The association which involves the exchange of nutrients between two species is referred to as ______________
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51%
mutualism
26%
syntrophism
19%
commensalism
5%
antagonism
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Fungi produces which of the following inhibitory toxic product?
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33%
cyanide
19%
fatty acids
23%
methane
25%
sulphides
Which of the following comes under the category of positive association?
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13%
neutralism
19%
parasitism
57%
commensalism
10%
ammensalism
Parasitism results from competition among organisms for essential nutrients.
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64%
True
36%
False
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The dominant mineral particles in most soils are compounds of _____________
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18%
sodium
41%
potassium
22%
magnesium
20%
iron