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Micro Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Protozoa

a)

live on dead organic matter.

b)

parasitic.

c)

one-celled like organism; found in decayed materials.

d)

commonly found in fleas, lice, ticks, and mites.

2.

what diseases can Protozoa cause

a)

ring worms, athletes foot, yeast vaginitis

b)

typhus fever, west nile

c)

malaria, amebic dysentery, trichamonas, african sleeping sickness.

3.

Ring Worms are...

a)

Fungi

b)

Rickettsiae

c)

Viruses

d)

Protozoa

4.
Which answer choice is NOT considered a living organism?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
5.
Which answer choice comes in three shapes; rod, spiral, sphere?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
6.
Which answer choice is the smallest?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
7.
How do vaccines stop diseases?
a)
by exposing the immune system, so you make antibodies
b)
by killing unwanted animal vectors
c)
by dissolving
d)
by killing bacteria
8.

what has a flagella?

a)

Fungi

b)

Rickettsiae

c)

Protozoa

d)

Viruses

9.

What is found in fleas, lice, ticks, and mites?

a)

rickettsiae

b)

fungi

c)

protozoa

d)

viruses

10.
Fungi is benefical to us because of the following reason:
a)
They are a source of oxygen
b)
They can clean up pollution
c)
They are a source of antibiotics
d)
They help to clean run off from waste
11.
A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
12.
A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Antibiotic Resistance
c)
Vaccine
d)
Capsid
13.
All bacteria are
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
eukaryotic
14.
The oldest type of microorganism is known as _____________.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungi
d)
Flagella
15.

What type of disease can you get from fungi?

a)

measles

b)

chicken pox

c)

food poisoning

d)

athlete's foot

16.
What is the optimum temperature for yeast to be active?
a)
hot
b)
warm
c)
cold
d)
freezing
17.

How can protozoa be helpful?

a)

They eat bacteria.

b)

They help you digest.

c)

They make bread.

d)

They provide oxygen.

18.
Diseases caused by mites, fleas, and ticks are?
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
staphlococcus
d)
ricksettsiae
19.
Thrush is an example of this type of pathogen
a)
bacteria
b)
rickettsiae
c)
protozoa
d)
fungi
20.
Ringworm is caused by
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
protozoa
d)
helminth
21.
What is the best environment for microorganisms to grow
a)
sunny, cold and dry
b)
hot and dry
c)
warm dark and moist
d)
cold and wet
22.
All bacteria are harmful to humans
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Most microorganisms cannot be seen without a...
a)
microscope
b)
magnifying lens
c)
telescope
d)
x-ray machine
24.
What is the cause of the common cold?
a)
bacteria
b)
cold temperatures
c)
sneezing and coughing
d)
viruses
25.

Both __________ and ___________ are a type of fungus

a)

mold, viruses

b)

bacteria, mold

c)

viruses, yeast

d)

mushrooms, mold

26.

Which decomposer is used to make antibiotics such as penicillin?

a)

bacteria

b)

mushroom

c)

mold

d)

yeast

27.

Select all of the microorganisms that are living

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Fungus

d)

Parasite

28.

Athlete's foot, jock itch, and yeast infections are examples of diseases caused by this type of microorganism

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungus

d)

parasite

29.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
a)
Sphyillis
b)
common cold
c)
HIV
d)
ringworm
30.
Diseases caused by mites, fleas, and ticks are?
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
staphlococcus
d)
ricksettsiae
31.

Exogenous is

a)

inside the body

b)

outside the body

32.
Cocci that occur in clusters or groups are what?
a)
diplococci
b)
streptococci
c)
staphylococci
d)
micrococci
33.
Threadlike projections that are similar to tails and allow an organism to move are what?
a)
spores
b)
spirochetes
c)
flagella
d)
cilia
34.

What do you call a microorganism that cause infection and disease?

a)

pathogen

b)

microbe

c)

flora

d)

aerobic

35.

This is a simple plant-like organism that live on dead organic matter.

a)

Protozoa

b)

Fungi

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

36.

Simple one celled organisms that multiply rapidly. Examples Cocci and strepococcus pyogenes.

a)

Virus

b)

Protozoa

c)

Bacteria

d)

Rickettsiae

37.

Which of the following are microorganisms?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

vaccine

d)

precautions

e)

protozoa

38.
Round-shaped bacteria are called _____.
a)
spirilla
b)
retrobacteria
c)
cocci
d)
bacilli
39.

What is the shape and arrangement of streptococcus pyogenes?

a)

Rod, chains

b)

Rod, singles

c)

Cocci, clusters

d)

Cocci, chains

40.

cocci in clusters or groups

a)

bacilli

b)

spirilla

c)

staphylococci

41.

spiral or corkscrew shape (with tails/arms)

a)

spirilla

b)

diplococci

c)

bacilli

42.

Hepatitis A is caused by...

a)

ring worms

b)

contaminated food

c)

feces

d)

infected blood

43.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
a)
Sphyillis
b)
common cold
c)
HIV
d)
ringworm
44.

Exogenous is

a)

inside the body

b)

outside the body

45.

Hepatitis B and C are caused by...

a)

fungi

b)

contaminated food

c)

cocci

d)

infected blood

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