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Microbes and life processes

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

High temperatures

a)

kill bacteria

b)

annoy bacteria

c)

don't affect bacteria

d)

make bacteria happy

2.

Putting food in the fridge

a)

makes it taste better

b)

makes the bacteria grow faster

c)

slows down the bacteria

d)

makes bacteria die

3.

toxins

a)

are poisons from bacteria

b)

are useful for making bread

c)

are easily controlled

d)

are not important

4.

flagella

a)

are for reproduction

b)

are for growth

c)

are for nutrition

d)

are for movement

5.

bacteria reproduce

a)

by mating

b)

by separating

c)

by binary fission

d)

by email

6.

Bacteria use enzymes

a)

to reproduce

b)

to sense their surroundings

c)

to digest food

d)

to communicate

7.

salmonella is

a)

a bacteria that helps us digest food

b)

a bacteria that causes food poisoning

c)

a bacteria that is very rare

d)

a bacteria that lives in volcanoes

8.

A pathogen is

a)

a microbe that makes us sick

b)

a microbe that helps us

c)

a microbe that looks pretty

d)

a microbe that we find in space

9.

The cell membrane

a)

is a smooth coating

b)

helps a bacteria move

c)

tells a bacteria what to do

d)

allows chemicals to come and go

10.

the bacteria has a chromosome

a)

with its genetic instructions

b)

to grow

c)

to digest food

d)

with glitter

11.

washing hands

a)

is good sometimes

b)

is important to prevent food poisoning

c)

is optional when its cold weather

d)

isn't important at all

12.

binary fission means

a)

a nuclear reaction

b)

combustion

c)

splitting in two

d)

photosynthesis

13.

bacteria reproduce by

a)

extra cellular digestion

b)

binary fission

c)

osmosis

d)

photosynthesis

14.

bacteria get their food by

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

osmosis

d)

extra cellular digestion

15.

Fungi reproduce by making

a)

funglets

b)

compost

c)

spores

d)

enemies

16.

The hyphae of fungus spread out

a)

turn into a gas

b)

invade other countries

c)

because there is room

d)

to find food

17.

Fungal diseases often affect

a)

skin

b)

intestines

c)

eyes

d)

ears

18.

Fungi make

a)

plastics

b)

metals

c)

antibiotics

d)

antiseptics

19.

Viruses only

a)

reproduce

b)

respire

c)

digest

d)

excrete

20.

Vaccinations help us produce

a)

antibiotics to kill bacteria

b)

antibodies to fight a disease

c)

enzymes to digest bacteria

d)

calcium for strong bones

21.

A fever is a way your body

a)

lowers your temperature to stay cool

b)

raises your temperature to keep warm

c)

lowers your temperature to kill microbes

d)

raises your temperature to kill microbes

22.

White blood cells can help fight microbes by

a)

using poison

b)

surrounding and eating them

c)

firing missiles at them

d)

diluting them