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WorksheetsMICROBIOLOGY REVIEW
Total questions: 106
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Viruses are typically larger than cells.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which of the following is a virus that can typically affect humans?
a)
rabies
b)
apple mosaic virus
c)
influenza
d)
tobacco mosaic virus
3.
Which of these can be used to prevent getting sick from a viral infection?
a)
antibotics
b)
vaccine
4.
What do we call the process of using viruses to deliver important genetic information to people with genetic disorders?
a)
gene therapy
b)
viral therapy
c)
gene conditioning
d)
viral importing
5.
Which structure in a bacterial cell makes proteins?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
ribosomes
6.
Which structure in a bacterial cell is used for movement?
a)
ribosomes
b)
pilus
c)
flagella
d)
cytoplasm
7.
Which of the following is NOT one of the main shapes a bacterial cell can be?
a)
rodlike
b)
spiral
c)
star-shaped
d)
spherical
8.
What process do bacteria use to break down their food and produce energy?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
chemosynthesis
c)
digestion
d)
cellular respiration
9.
Bacteria can reproduce sexually or asexually.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
Bacteria are really important for maintaining our atmosphere because they produce:
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
sulfur
d)
oxygen
11.
Bacteria have been genetically manipulated to produce what important protein for humans with diabetes?
a)
glucose
b)
insulin
c)
hemoglobin
d)
cytochrome c
12.
This is a special process that is used to heat certain food products to a temperature that kills harmful bacteria.
a)
Leeuwenhoekation
b)
Refrigeration
c)
Pasteurization
d)
Boiling
13.
Certain bacteria live in the roots of plants and are essential for converting which important element into a form the plant can use?
a)
carbon
b)
sulfur
c)
oxygen
d)
nitrogen
14.
In strep throat, the streptococcus bacterium is living in the human throat and is causing the human harm. In this relationship, the human is the:
a)
decomposer
b)
parasite
c)
host
d)
consumer
15.
Viruses are cells.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Viruses are...
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
non-living
d)
endospores
17.
Needs host cell to reproduce.
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungus
d)
Protozoan
18.
How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?
a)
invades the host cell to reproduce
b)
removes energy from the host cell
c)
produces toxins in the host cell
d)
protects the host cell from bacteria
19.
A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.
a)
endospore
b)
decomposer
c)
plasmid
d)
bacteriophage
20.
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
takes over the cell's functions.
a)
outer coat
b)
genetic material
c)
core
d)
cytoplasm
21.
One reason that viruses are considered to be nonliving is that they are not made of ______.
a)
protein
b)
viruses
c)
bacteria
d)
cells
22.
What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...
a)
store genetic information
b)
have chloroplasts
c)
use glucose for cellular respiration
d)
have endoplasmic reticulum
23.
How do viruses reproduce?
a)
They copy their own genetic material inside a protein coat.
b)
They kill a cell and reproduce inside it
c)
They invade a living cell and use the cell's functions to replicate their genetic material
d)
They do not reproduce because they are not technically living things
24.
Reasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is because
a)
They are not cellular
b)
They cannot reproduce on their own
c)
They cannot make proteins
d)
all of the above
25.
There is a vaccine to prevent the common cold.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What pathogen causes the common cold?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
27.
What pathogen do antibiotics attack?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
28.
Tetanus is a disease that most people get in their life time.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The most common infectious disease in the U.S.A. is
a)
flu
b)
whooping cough
c)
common cold
d)
strep throat
30.
How are bacterial cells different than Eukaryotic cells?
a)
bacterial cells have ribosomes and eukaryotic cells don't
b)
bacterial cells do not have a nucleus
c)
bacterial cells have a cell walls
d)
bacterial cells move
31.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
a)
HIV
b)
Ring Worm
c)
Strep throat
d)
Lyme Disease
32.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacteria
a)
the common cold
b)
ring worm
c)
strep throat
d)
malaria
33.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a parasite?
a)
the common cold
b)
ring worm
c)
strep throat
d)
Malaria
34.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a fungus?
a)
the common cold
b)
ring worm
c)
strep throat
d)
Malaria
35.
Because the common cold is caused by a ____, it is useless to try and prevent or cure a cold with antibiotics?
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
fungi
d)
inherited trait
36.
The mosquito transmits malaria to humans and heart worms to dogs. In this case, the best description of the mosquito would be as a ________ for the disease
a)
host
b)
vector
c)
shield
d)
parent
37.
Antibiotics are most effective in killing
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
leeches
d)
viruses
38.
A vaccine puts into the body weakened/dead pathogenic material, which by itself is incapable of causing disease. How does this help to protect the body in the case of infection by a living pathogen?
a)
a vaccine causes the elimination of antibodies from blood thus protecting the body at the time of infection
b)
a vaccine injects a weakened/dead pathogenic material which fights the live pathogen at the time of infection
c)
a vaccine causes the secretion of antibodies which remain in the blood and fight the pathogen at the time of infection.
d)
a vaccine causes the secretion of red blood cells which fight the pathogen at the time of an infection
39.
In many cases it is possible to contain an epidemic. This is not true for a pandemic. Why is it so much harder to contain a pandemic?
a)
The diseases that cause pandemics are far more virulent than those that cause epidemics
b)
the diseases that cause pandemics are resistant to any type of vaccination or treatment
c)
a pandemic has already spread across continents or even the whole glob, making the idea of containing it inpractial, if not meaningless
40.
How does a fever help fight pathogens?
a)
it allows the pathogens to grow and reproduce faster
b)
it slows the growth and reproduction of the pathogen
c)
it causes you to feel cold
d)
it makes the person tired
41.
Which of the following is the best method to slow the spread of infectious diseases through direct or indirect contact?
a)
washing your hands
b)
wearing masks
c)
using mosquito nets
d)
disinfecting commonly used surfaces
42.
A substance that kills cells or interferes with their functions is
a)
Fungus
b)
A Vector
c)
A toxin
d)
A protozoan
43.
Organisms that cause disease
a)
are always dead
b)
are always visible
c)
are everywhere
d)
affect only humans
44.
A virus that attacks bacteria cells are known as:
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Antivirals
c)
Bacteriophages
d)
Plant Cells
45.
Which of these types of organisms CAN cause disease in a human?
a)
Protist
b)
Animal
c)
Bacteria
d)
All of these
46.
The name for anything that causes disease is known as:
a)
Bacteria
b)
Pathogen
c)
Virus
d)
Protozoa
47.
Bioremediation is using bacteria to fight:
a)
Lions
b)
Plants
c)
Viruses
d)
Pollution
48.
a white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing (eating) them and breaking them down
a)
Pathogen
b)
Infectious Disease
c)
Phagocyte
d)
Antigen
49.
the body's ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease
a)
Inflammatory Response
b)
Immune Response
c)
Immunity
d)
Active Immunity
50.
Which agent causes athletes foot?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Parisite
d)
Virus
51.
What is one way a pathogen can enter the body?
a)
Nose
b)
Mouth
c)
Broken Skin
d)
All of the Aove
52.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major types of human pathogens
a)
Bacteria
b)
Viruses
c)
fungi
d)
plants
53.
You can catch a noninfectious disease from a classmate.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
What is a noninfectious disease?
a)
A disease that can spread
b)
A pathogen
c)
A disease that can't spread
d)
Rabies
55.
Which is not an infectious disease?
a)
Malaria
b)
diabetes
c)
food poisoning
d)
measles
56.
What does stomach acid do in the immune system?
a)
Kill germs
b)
Kill antibodies
c)
Kill white blood cells
d)
Kill red blood cells
57.
What do white blood cells create to fight infections?
a)
Antibiotics
b)
Antigens
c)
Antibodies
d)
Leukocytes
58.
What is the job of the immune system?
a)
To protect your body from drugs and medicine
b)
To protect your body from air and water
c)
To protect your body from pathogens
d)
To protect your body from itself
59.
A disease caused by the presence of a living thing in the body.
a)
Pathogen
b)
Infectious Disease
c)
Phagocyte
d)
Antigen
60.
Pathogens make you sick by damaging individual cells.
a)
True
b)
False
61.
This pathogen cannot reproduce without a host cell.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
62.
This pathogen can cause malaria.
a)
Protists
b)
Bacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Virus
63.
What is the body's first line of defense to a disease?
a)
Skin
b)
Mouth
c)
Breathing Passages
d)
Stomach
64.
A substance that consists of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can still trigger the immune system into action.
a)
Vaccine
b)
Passive Immunity
c)
Vaccination
d)
Noninfectious disease
65.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
spirillum
c)
bacillus
66.
What are these images?
a)
Shapes of viruses
b)
Shapes of bacteria
c)
Shapes of protists
d)
Shapes of fungi
67.
The ability of bacteria to survive and become "stronger" even after antibiotic treatment is called
a)
cellular respiration
b)
endospore formation
c)
antibody resistance
d)
antibiotic resistance
68.
Bacteria help you digest food.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
All bacteria are harmful to humans
a)
True
b)
False
70.
Bacteria that help break down dead material in the environment are called
a)
vaccines
b)
decomposers
c)
oats
71.
Bacteria are only found in dirty places
a)
True
b)
False
72.
Conjugation for a bacteria cell is when ____________________.
a)
A hollow tube connects and transfers genes
b)
A spore forms in extreme temperatures
c)
A bacteria splits into 2 daughters
d)
A bacteria makes its own energy/food
73.
The process of bacteria transferring Nitrogen from the atmosphere to Ammonia that a plant can use is called _________ _________.
a)
Binary Fission
b)
Spore Formation
c)
Bioremediation
d)
Nitrogen Fixation
74.
The whiplike structure that helps bacteria move around is called a ____________.
a)
Flagella
b)
Tail
c)
Cilia
d)
Corkscrew
75.
The type of bacteria that live only in extreme, harsh environments are:
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Archaebacteria
76.
What is the term that describes the process of asexual reproduction where bacteria split into 2 daughter cells?
a)
Conjugation
b)
Binary Fission
c)
Mitosis
d)
Spore Formation
77.
What is a Hyphae?
a)
Part of a fungi where spores are made
b)
Part of a fungi used for reproduction
c)
Part of a fungi used for obtaining food
d)
Part of a fungi used for movement
78.
What are some examples of food made by fungi
a)
Bread
b)
Cheese
c)
Mushrooms
d)
All of the above
79.
Fungi live in dry, sunlight filled places.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
Mold is classified into which of the following kingdoms?
a)
plantae
b)
fungi
c)
protista
d)
bacteria
81.
Fungi break down dead organisms, or waste products of living organisms, returning nutrients to the soil. What role do fungi play in food webs?
a)
primary consumer
b)
producer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
decomposer
82.
All of the following are examples of fungi except one. Which of the following is NOT a type of fungus?
a)
yeast
b)
mold
c)
mushroom
d)
algae
83.
Most Fungi are multicellular organisms. This means they are made of:
a)
one cell
b)
more than one cell
c)
no cells
84.
Fungi are like animals because...
a)
they all reproduce sexually.
b)
they get their food from other organisms.
c)
they can move from one place to another.
d)
They are not like animals.
85.
ALL fungi have this in common.
a)
They are all eukaryotic.
b)
They all reproduce asexually.
c)
They all are autotrophs.
d)
They are all mushrooms.
86.
What part of a fungus is used for reproduction?
a)
spores
b)
flagellum
c)
cilia
d)
hyphae
87.
What's a lichen?
a)
Combination of plant and fungi
b)
Combination of yeast and mold
c)
Combination of fungi and green algae
d)
A type of mushroom
88.
How can humans benefit from fungi?
a)
Eats the bacteria in their yards.
b)
Makes pretty flower-like structures.
c)
Used dish soaps
d)
Used in antibiotics
89.
Which are examples of fungi?
a)
mold
b)
yeast
c)
mushrooms
d)
all of the above
90.
Which kingdom consists of unicellular organisms?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
Plantae
d)
Fungi
91.
What does it mean when a protist is autotrophic?
a)
It can make its own food through photosynthesis.
b)
It depends on other organisms for food.
c)
It must absorb other organisms for energy.
d)
It is a predator and hunts other organisms for food
92.
What amoeba structure is a finger-like projection of the cell membrane used for movement and obtaining food?
a)
Cilia
b)
Pseudopod
c)
Flagella
d)
Hair-like
93.
Which protists are able to produce food through the process of photosynthesis?
a)
Fungus-like
b)
Plant-like
c)
Animal-like
d)
Autotrophic
94.
Which protist uses a whip-like tail to move or catch food?
a)
Paramecium
b)
Amoeba
c)
Euglena
d)
Stentor
95.
What hair-like structure do paramecium have to help them move through their watery environment?
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagella
c)
Pseudopod
d)
False foot
96.
These protists ingest or absorb organisms for food after capturing it
a)
Fungus-like
b)
Plant-like
c)
Animal-like
d)
Autotrophic
97.
All living things are composed of ___________________.
a)
one cell
b)
one million cells
c)
one or more cells
d)
at least 100 cells
98.
What is the smallest unit of structure and function in living things?
a)
membrane
b)
stimulus
c)
cell
d)
metabolism
99.
An example of a heterotroph is _________________.
a)
a plant
b)
the sun
c)
an animal
d)
light
100.
Which of the following is NOT one of the five kingdoms?
a)
plants
b)
fungi
c)
protists
d)
monkey
101.
Protists are usually _________-celled organisms
a)
multi
b)
single
c)
half
d)
non
102.
Plasmodium causes which disease?
a)
Dysentery
b)
Malaria
c)
Sleeping sickness
d)
Giardiasis
103.
Animal-like protists are classified by
a)
their cell wall composition
b)
how many cells they have
c)
their method of reproduction
d)
how they move
104.
A contractile vacuole is used by protozoa to
a)
make their food
b)
secrete enzymes for digestion
c)
remove excess water
d)
produce antibodies
105.
A preparation made from a weakened or killed pathogen is called
a)
a vaccine
b)
an allergen
c)
an antigen
d)
a macrophage
106.
One of the major roles of fungi in the ecosystem is as
a)
oxygen producers
b)
decomposers
c)
autotrophs
d)
carbon sinks
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