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Big Idea 2: Microorganisms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both __________ & ________________ are a type of fungus.

a)

mold, viruses

b)

bacteria, mold

c)

viruses, yeast

d)

mushrooms, mold

2.

What is the main job of our immune system?

a)

it protects us from illness

b)

it helps us digest food

c)

it makes anitbiotics

d)

it helps repair cavities

3.

Which of these is a product of bacteria that can damage teeth?

a)

pulp

b)

dentin

c)

acid

d)

enamel

4.

Which decomposer is used to make antibiotics such as penicillin?

a)

bacteria

b)

mushroom

c)

yeast

d)

mold

5.

Full of nutrients

a)

nutritious

b)

dentin

c)

fungi

d)

bacteria

6.

Able to cause disease

a)

microscopic

b)

infectious

c)

virus

d)

cavity

7.

An organism that reproduces inside the cells of another life-form

a)

pulp

b)

plaque

c)

virus

d)

microorganism

8.

A "fuzzy" kind of fungus

a)

acid

b)

yeast

c)

cavity

d)

mold

9.

Substances produced by the body to destroy germs.

a)

intestines

b)

immune system

c)

antibodies

d)

pulp

10.

The living tissue of a tooth.

a)

pulp

b)

cavity

c)

dentin

d)

plaque

11.

A hole in a tooth caused by bacteria.

a)

enamel

b)

pulp

c)

bacteria

d)

cavity

12.

A substance produced by bacteria.

a)

dissolve

b)

fungi

c)

acid

d)

mold

13.

What the body uses to protect itself against illnesses.

a)

fungi

b)

immune system

c)

nutritious

d)

microorganism

14.

A single-celled decomposers

a)

bacteria

b)

mold

c)

fungi

d)

virus

15.

Too small to see without a microscope

a)

decomposers

b)

bacteria

c)

microscopic

d)

antibiotic