WorksheetsIntroduction to Microbiology
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the easiest way for a person to prevent microbial infections?
a)
Avoid contact with animals.
b)
Isolate themselves at home.
c)
Sterilize everything in the home.
d)
Wash hands frequently with hot water and soap.
2.
What helps prevent viral diseases?
a)
Vaccines
b)
Antibiotics
c)
Herbal tea
d)
Gene Therapy
3.
All bacteria are harmful to humans
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The flu is caused by
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
5.
Bacteria are smaller then viruses.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Viruses can be cured with antibiotics.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Antibiotics kill bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which of the following is not a fungus?
a)
Yeast
b)
Mould
c)
Mushroom
d)
Algae
9.
Mushroom and mould are not plants.
a)
True
True
True
b)
False
10.
Mushroom grows from spores.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which are examples of fungi?
a)
mold
b)
yeast
c)
mushrooms
d)
all of the above
12.
What are some bad effects of fungi?
a)
Athletes Foot
b)
Ringworm
c)
Mushroom's produce deadly poison
d)
All of the above
13.
A Pandemic is...
a)
a sudden worldwide burst in disease.
b)
a sudden cultural or local burst in disease.
14.
Known as the Father of Microbiology due to his work with "animacules" found on his own teeth is:
a)
Jonas Salk
b)
Robert Koch
c)
Semmelweiss
d)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
15.
A large group of one-celled microorganisms that are capable of causing disease are _________.
a)
pathogens
b)
bacteria
c)
viruses
d)
all of the above
16.
The virus that enters the human body and attacks the immune system is ______________.
a)
HBV
b)
HCV
c)
HZV
d)
HIV
17.
He invented the microscope in 1666.
a)
Ambroise Pare
b)
Edward Jenner
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
18.
Hippocrates was a Greek physician who is called the "Father of Medicine."
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The "Father of Microbiology."
a)
Robert Koch
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Rene Laennec
20.
Name the four types of microbes.
a)
pizza, burgers, tacos, and fries
b)
bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa
c)
bacteria, viruses, a fun guy, prototype
d)
germs, bacteria, antibiotics, protozoa
21.
What does the word “transmitted” mean?
a)
spoken
b)
thrown
c)
spread
d)
read
22.
Name one way in which microbes can enter the body through the circulatory system.
a)
Enter through a cut
b)
Enter through a wound
c)
Enter through a bite
d)
All of the above
23.
What are the four ways in which microbes are spread?
a)
touch, food, water, insects & animals
b)
touch, sight, taste, hearing, smell
c)
jumping, leaping, hopping, skipping
d)
touch, food, drink, oxygen
24.
Name one way in which microbes can enter the body through the respiratory system.
a)
People breathe microbes
b)
People touch their ears with dirty hands
25.
A ____________________ is an organism that is so small that it is invisible to the naked eye, or microscopic (can only be seen with a microscope).
a)
cell
b)
microbe/microorganism
c)
molecule
d)
speck
26.
An organism with only one cell is called ________________________________.
a)
multi-celled
b)
duracell
c)
single-celled
d)
slow
27.
_________________________ means “of a kind likely to be damaging”.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
28.
_________________________means “producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous; helpful; useful.”
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
29.
A _________________________________ is an instrument used to magnify objects that are hard to see or invisible to the naked eye.
a)
telescope
b)
stethoscope
c)
endoscope
d)
microscope
30.
All microbes are harmful.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
A _________________________________ is an individual form of life, such as a bacterium, fungus, plant or animal that is capable of growing and reproducing.
a)
organism
b)
organ
c)
organelle
d)
organic
32.
Microbes are found everywhere in nature.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Most microbes can be seen with the naked eye.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Microbes can enter your body while swimming.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
You can breathe in microbes.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What are TWO examples of how microbes can help us.
a)
Make bread dough rise & make yogurt
b)
Cramp your stomach & give you gas
c)
Make your hair shiny & clear up acne
d)
None of these
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