Worksheets6-1 Q! Sir Alexander Fleming
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who discover penicillin?
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Alexander Fleming
c)
Rosalind Franklin
d)
Charles Darwin
2.
What unwanted surprise was growing on one of his nutrient plates?
a)
fungus
b)
Virus
c)
Bacteria
d)
Protists
3.
What was Fleming doing research on?
a)
staphylococcus aureus
b)
Virus
c)
Microbe
d)
Protists
4.
What did he notice around the mold?
a)
The mold made the nutrient plate liquid
b)
The bacteria there was bright orange
c)
There was a sign that said "there's a fungus among us'
d)
No bacteria grew there
5.
Fleming had discovered the first antibiotic. Antibiotics prevent the growth of
a)
mold
b)
bacteria
c)
fungi
d)
viruses
6.
Fleming named the chemical that prevented bacterial growth penicillin because
a)
that was the name of the bacteria it killed
b)
it was his mother's maiden name
c)
His son chose that name for it
d)
It was the name for the mold that produced it
7.
Fleming discovers a vaccine for what:
a)
rabbies
b)
antibiotics
c)
fermentation of wine and cheese
d)
nothing
8.
Penicillin was useful in helping the allied forces in World War 2.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What was the most effective lifesaving drug ever?
a)
aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen
b)
penicillin, and other antibiotics
c)
medical marjuana
d)
fresh baked cookies
10.
what caused bacterial strains to become resistant to antibiotics?
a)
radiation
b)
weak immune systems
c)
low does or imcomplete use of the medicine
d)
eating to much bacon
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