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5th Microscopic Life Review

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
a)
outer coat
b)
genetic material
c)
core
d)
cytoplasm
3.
Is the following disease caused by a bacteria or virus?
The Flu (Influenza)
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
4.
All bacteria are ____________
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
eukaryotic
d)
unicellular and multicellular
5.
What is a way to become immune to a disease without first having the disease?
a)
antibiotics
b)
Anti-retroviral drugs
c)
Vaccinations
d)
Exposure Therapies
6.
Bacteria can be helpful by ___________.
a)
helping us digest food
b)
making cheese
c)
breaking down dead organisms
d)
all of these
7.
Which of the following is a means for bacteria to enter your body?
a)
through the food you eat
b)
through a cut
c)
in the air you breathe
d)
all of these
8.
What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?
a)
The viruses genetic material (DNA) starts to take over the functions of the cell
b)
The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses
c)
The virus injects its genetic material into the cell
d)
A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell
9.
What helps prevent viral diseases?
a)
Vaccines
b)
Antibiotics
c)
Herbal tea
d)
Gene Therapy
10.

Which is most often used to destroy bacteria?

a)

vaccine

b)

antibiotics

c)

vitamins

d)

water

11.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Some bacteria and protists move by using a long, whip-like structure called a(n) ____________________

a)

tail

b)

cillia

c)

organs

d)

flagellum

13.
A virus needs a/an___________to reproduce.
a)
organism
b)
dead cells
c)
host
d)
partner
14.
Which of the following can be helpful in treating bacterial diseases but NOT viral diseases?
a)
vaccines
b)
antibiotics
c)
antiviral drugs
d)
aspirin
15.
Viruses are...
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
non-living
d)
endospores
16.
 Bacteria that help break down dead material in the environment are called 
a)
vaccines
b)
decomposers
c)
oats
17.

Archaea live in extreme environments

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
spirillum
c)
bacillus
19.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
bacillus
b)
coccus
c)
spirillum
20.
Name this bacteria shape
a)
coccus
b)
bacillus
c)
spirillum
21.
Which disease is not caused by bacteria?
a)
Strep throat
b)
Pneumonia
c)
Food poisoning
d)
Influenza (the Flu)
22.
Bacteria help you digest food.
a)
True
b)
False
23.

Name this protist

a)

Euglena

b)

Amoeba

c)

Paramecium

d)

Volvox

24.
How does this protist move? 
a)
Flagellum
b)
Cilia 
c)
Pseudopods
25.
What are the finger like projections called? 
a)
Flagella 
b)
Cilia 
c)
Pseudopods
d)
Veela 
26.

How are protists classified?

a)

How they eat

b)

How they reproduce

c)

Where they live

d)

How they move

27.
What type of cells are protists?
a)
Prokaryotic 
b)
Eukaryoitc 
28.

Which term describes organisms in the Fungi Kingdom?

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Single-celled

d)

autotrophic (make their own food)

29.

Which of the following kingdoms consists of unicellular organisms?

a)

Animalia

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

d)

Fungi

30.

How are protists different than bacteria?

a)

Protists have a nucleus and bacteria do not

b)

Protists do not have a nucleus and bacteria do

c)

There is no difference; protists and bacteria are the same thing

d)

Protists are always unicellular and bacteria are always multicellular

31.

Which of the following is true of ALL organisms in the protist kingdom?

a)

They are multicellular

b)

They live in moist environments

c)

They move using cilia

d)

They move using flagella

32.
What is the name of the structure shown in the model?
a)
cilia
b)
flagella
c)
amoeba
d)
pseudopod 
33.
A pseudopod literally means...
a)
small hair
b)
long tail
c)
no nucleus
d)
false foot
34.
What is the name of the hair-like structures on a protist?
a)
Eyespot
b)
Glucose
c)
Colia
d)
Cilia
35.

Fungi obtain energy

a)

Directly from the sun

b)

From inorganic (unnatural) materials in their environment

c)

By absorbing organic (natural) materials

d)

From nuclear fusion

36.

Fungi are like plants in many ways except fungi

a)

Do not have cellulose

b)

Do not grow upward out of the soil

c)

Cannot make their own food

d)

Do not have eukaryotic cells

37.
Which are examples of fungi?
a)
mold
b)
yeast
c)
mushrooms
d)
all of the above
38.
__________ are fungi that that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
39.
An antibiotic made from a species of thread-like fungus.
a)
lichen
b)
mold
c)
penicillin
d)
asprin
40.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
41.
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
42.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
43.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
44.
What is a dichotomous key used for in science?
a)
To organize biomes
b)
Classify organisms
c)
Identify bacteria only
d)
None of these
45.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
46.

Which kingdom uses photosynthesis to make its own food AND has a cell wall?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

47.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
48.
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
49.

All organisms that do not fit into plant, fungi, and animal kingdoms but have a nucleus are:

a)

archaea

b)

eubacteria

c)

protists

d)

fungus

50.

This kingdom is unicellular and does not have a nucleus.

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Animalia

51.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
52.
Eubacteria...
a)
are eukaryotic
b)
live in normal conditions
c)
are non-living
d)
are multicellular
53.

What kingdom is always multicellular, heterotrophic, and has NO cell wall?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

54.

What is the difference between Archaea and Eubacteria?

a)

Bacteria are eukaryotic

b)

Archaea are multicellular

c)

Archaea can live in extreme environments

d)

They are the same

55.
In which kingdom do I belong if I am unicellular, autotrophic, and eukaryotic?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Animalia
d)
Plantae
56.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
57.

This kingdom contains heterotrophic organisms that can be unicellular or multicellular. Organisms from this kingdom can sometimes cause athlete's foot or ringworm.

a)

Fungi

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Archaea

58.

Which kingdoms are prokaryotic?

a)

Archaea and Animalia

b)

Eubacteria and Archaea

c)

Fungi and Protista

d)

Plantae and Eubacteria

59.

This organism is found in a normal environment. What kingdom does it belong to?

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Archaea

d)

Fungi

60.
This kingdom contains organisms that are unicellular, prokaryotic, and often live in water. Amoeba, euglena, and paramecium are a part of this kingdom.
a)
Animalia
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
61.
Organisms that are classified as unicellular are --
a)
seen with the naked eye
b)
many celled organisms
c)
single celled organisms
d)
able to make their own food
62.
This kingdom contains organisms such as trees, plants and shrubs.
a)
Fungi
b)
Plantae
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
63.
What kingdom would this organism be classified as? (Click text to reveal picture)
a)
Protista
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Archaebacteria
d)
Fungi
64.
All living organisms are made up of ____.
a)
Cells
b)
Bacteria
c)
Organs
d)
Tissue
65.
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why your legs and arms get longer and stronger as you get older? 
a)
living things respond to their environment
b)
living things maintain internal balance
c)
living things are made of cells
d)
living things grow and develop
66.

Why is a tree considered to be alive, but the ocean is not?

a)

The tree grows

b)

The tree moves

c)

The tree changes over time

67.
Small, infectious agent that only can replicate inside the cells of a living organism.
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
68.

Most Fungi reproduce using

a)

fission (splitting in half)

b)

seeds

c)

spores

d)

eggs

69.

Organisms with many cells are said to be

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

mobile

d)

without a nucleus

70.

These mutate very quickly and, because of this, can be hard to protect against

a)

fungi

b)

plants

c)

viruses

d)

animals

71.

A silent carrier is...

a)

A person who has a bag of Typhoid in their hand

b)

A person who seems healthy but unintentionally keeps disease somewhere in their bodies and can spread it to others

c)

A sick person who is in a coma

d)

An epidemiologist.

72.

Where was Mary Mallon born?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Ireland

d)

America

73.

How was Mary Mallon involved with typhoid?

a)

She cooked for families and spread the disease.

b)

She nursed families through the illness.

c)

She caught typhoid and nearly died.

d)

She was trying to find a cure.

74.

An organism that makes its own food is a(n)

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

c)

omnitroph

d)

detritroph

75.

This new disease was first seen in China earlier this year and has currently spread to many countries

a)

coronavirus-19

b)

measles

c)

influenza

d)

ringworm

76.

As of the end of February 2020, has coronavirus-19 spread to Pittbsurgh?

a)

yes

b)

no

77.

You personally should NOT worry about coronavirus-19 because

a)

no infections have been recorded Pittsburgh

b)

it does not have a high death rate

c)

it effects mostly adults, not kids

d)

the US has good hospital and infection control procedures

e)

ALL OF THESE ANSWERS ARE TRUE

78.

The best way to protect yourself against the spread of diseases like the common cold, the flu, and coronavirus-19 is to

a)

wash your hands

b)

take antibiotics just in case

c)

stop showering

d)

only eat McDonald's cheesburgers

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