Exam 3- Disinfectants and Antibiotics

Question 1

chemicals used on inanimate objects

Answer 1

disinfectants

Question 2

chemicals used on living tissues

Answer 2

antiseptics

Question 3

kill bacteria

Answer 3

bactericidal agents

Question 4

can inhibit growth for a period of time

Answer 4

bacteriostatic agents

Question 5

how long a compound must be left on a surface in order to be effective

Answer 5

dwell time

Question 6

the time it takes for 90% of test bacteria to be killed

Answer 6

decimal reduction time

Question 7

anything that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms

Answer 7

antimicrobials

Question 8

a chemical made by microorganisms to kill or inhibit other microorganisms

Answer 8

antibiotics

Question 9

work well against a variety of bacterial types

Answer 9

broad spectrum antibiotics

Question 10

work only against specific types of bacteria

Answer 10

narrow spectrum antibiotics

Question 11

antibiotics would be effective to use against the bacteria

Answer 11

sensitive

Question 12

antibiotic has some effect against the bacteria

Answer 12

intermediate

Question 13

antibiotic is not effective against the bacteria

Answer 13

resistant

Question 14

if an antibiotic is effective against the bacteria there will be _______________ around the disk where the bacteria didn’t grow

Answer 14

zone of inhibition

Question 15

Which bacteria in lab was most resistant to antibiotics?

Answer 15

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