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. 2021 Oct 15;49(6):888–903. doi: 10.1002/bmb.21574

TABLE 3.

Examples of questions applied in the inquiry questionnaires

Q1
Multiple‐choice questions Open‐ended questions
The fluidity of the plasma membrane increases with:
  1. Increased unsaturated acids in the membrane

  2. Increased saturated acids in the membrane

  3. Increased glycolipid in the membrane

  4. Increased phospholipid in the membrane

You read in a scientific article that Dexamethasone (a corticosteroid type drug) helps in the treatment of coronavirus infection, but the article provided only clinical data on mortality, intubation rate, or length of hospitalization time. How would you investigate the mechanism of action of Dexamethasone for the benefits seen in the study?
Q2
Multiple‐choice questions Open‐ended questions
Check the correct alternative regarding the immune system:
  1. Analyzing only one cell type can already define the complete profile of the host response during an infection.

  2. The immune response against a pathogen is always pro‐inflammatory

  3. Dendritic cells are very homogeneous in terms of their markers and their performance.

  4. Cytokines coordinate the action of different cell types in different tissues. Deregulation of cytokine release generates a phenomenon called cytokine storm.

One of the mechanisms of fungi and bacteria virulence is the formation of biofilm. These structures contribute to antibiotic resistance. How would you experimentally demonstrate that biofilm is important in the pathogenesis of disease and for antibiotic resistance?