7th grade Chap 11 Microbiology Quiz

Which is NOT a main part of a virus?

• Capsid (protein envelope)

• Nucleus

• Nucleic Acid (DNA or RNA)

All of the following are unicellular eukaryotes EXCEPT

• bacteria

• amoeba

• euglena

• paramecium

"Coccus" means a bacterial cell is shaped like a

• rod

• spiral

• sphere

• hexagon

Prokaryotic means the organism is

• small

• unicellular

• without a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

• disease causing

Which of the following is the term for "false feet"--the bulges of cytoplasm that amoeba use to move?

• cilia

• pseudopodia

• flagella

• prosthetic

Protists that are more plant-like because they photosynthesize are called:

• zooplankton

• protozoan

• krill

• algae

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A relationship that involves two different species of organisms that live together and usually benefit each other is

• parasitism

• binary fission

• mycology

• symbiosis

The study of tiny living organisms like bacteria and protists is

• virology

• microbiology

• fungology

• gross

Euglena are photosynthesizing protists that move with a long, whip-like tail. The whip-like structure is

• a cilium

• a flagellum

• a pseudopod

• hair

Which is NOT a disease caused by bacteria?

• Staph infection

• tetanus

• strep throat

• athlete's foot