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FPGEE Chapter 14 Microbiolgy (1 of 60) Sample Questions

1. Obligate anaerobic bacteria:

A. Generate hydrogen peroxide
B. Generate superoxide dismutase
C. Do not generate superoxide dismutase
D. Survive in presence of oxygen
E. Can survive with or without oxygen

Ans: C

Strategic thinking:
1. Read the question.
2. Look for your clues and keywords. In this case, clue is Obligate, meaning require. Then, the keyword. In this case, Anaerobe. In the keyword, there might be a clue in the form of an affix. In the questions, An- meaning absence, absence of oxygen. So, in light of the question, these bacteria require no oxygenation to live because they die in the presence of oxygen. Therefore, there is no way they can generate anything with oxygen.
3. Thus, the correct answer is C.

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