15. Which of the following factors should be taken into consideration before prescribing an antimicrobial drug? a patient allergies b. toxicity of the drug C c. if the patient should be given extra for sharing with others d . Only A and B are correct e options A-C are correct 16. Parasitic and saprophytic microbes are __ requiring nutrients from outside sources. a. heterotrophic simple b. heterotrophic complex c. autotrophic complex 17. In bacteria and fungi, nutrient breakdown occurs _ and is called a. internally...ingestion b. externally ingestion c. externally digestion 18. Obligate or strict means and facultative means a. essential or a requirement ability to adapt to or change b. ability to adapt to or change essential or a requirement 19. A bacterium is described as a mesophilic microaerophile that grows best in a neutral environment. This means: a. Grows at 3 7 F , requiring O 2 , at pH 7 . b. Grows at 3 7 C , without O 2 , at pH > 7 . c. Grows at 3 7 C , requiring small amounts of O 2 , at pH 7 . 20. The events of the growth cycle are: I. Bacteria are decreasing in number. There is little food left and a lot of waste. II. Bacteria are increasing rapidly in number. There is moderate food and low waste. III. Bacteria are remaining steady. The food and waste are equal. IV. Bacteria slowly increase in number. There is a lot of food available and little waste. The CORRECT order of these events is a.) I, III, II, IV. b.) II, III, I, IV. c.) IV, I, III, II. d.) II, I, III, IV. e.) IV, II, III, I. 21. A microbe that grows only at the top of a tube of thioglycolate medium is probably a(n) a. obligate anaerobe b. microaerophile c . facultative anaerobe d . obligate aerobe 22. Genetic mutations can be a. beneficial b. harmful c. neutral d. all options are correct .