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MCQ on Virus - Examsegg Biology

MCQ on Virus - Examsegg Biology

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The causative organism of cholera is

A. Clostridium sp

B. shigella sp

C. vibrio sp

D. salmonella typhi

QUICK ANSWER…

C

DETAILS…  

Causative organisms of specified diseases are micro-organisms responsible for causing such diseases.

Now for the right answer to the above question:

1. Clostridium sp is a collection of different species of clostridium bacteria responsible for diseases like food poisoning, tetanus, diarrhea etc. so, A is quite incorrect.
2. Shigella sp are a band of bacteria responsible for diseases like shigellosis, diarrhea, and dysentery. So, B is also incorrect.
3. Vibrio sp is a group of bacteria responsible for causing vibriosis and cholera. So, C is correct.
4. D is incorrect; salmonella typhi are bacteria responsible for causing typhoid fever.

QUICK ADVICE…

You may please note that:

• The presence of ‘sp’ in options A to C suggests more than a specific specie of the bacterium.
• Vibrio sp is a collection of different species of bacteria of which one of them vibrio cholerae causes cholera.

Use the questions and answers session to deal further on this topic…

/ culled from 2017 JAMB-UTME biology question 13 /