Microbes 1

The largest microbe to the smallest microbe goes...

• Viruses > Bacteria > Fungi

• Viruses > Fungi > Bacteria

• Fungi > Bacteria > Viruses

• Bacteria > Fungi > Viruses

Yeast is a...

• Virus

• Fungi

• Bacterium

• Protozoa

To make beer you need the following microbe...

• Streptococcus

• Yeast

• Hops

• Penicillium

Antibiotics are effective against...

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• All of the above

Which of the following are NOT considered bacteria shapes?

• Sphere

• Star

• Rod

• Sprial

What does the flagellum do?

• Allows the bacterium to be mobile

• Maintains the shape of the cell

• Jelly like substance in the cell

• The coat around the bacterium

Aerobes are...

• Bacteria that do NOT use oxygen for respiration

• Bacteria that use oxygen for respiration

Bacteria divide once every 20 minutes, how many bacteria are there after 1 hour?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 16

At which stage is there exponential growth for bacteria?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which statement about viruses is TRUE?

• You can use antibiotics against viruses

• Viruses ARE living

• Viruses are NOT living

• Viruses have a nucleus