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Microbiology - 8th Grade

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Antibiotics

a)

A medicine that inhibits the growth or destroys microorganisms

b)

A large group of one-celled organisms that sometimes cause disease

c)

A cell that destroys biotics

2.

Bacteria

a)

A large group of one-celled organisms that sometimes cause disease

b)

The basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organisms

c)

A small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism

3.

Cells

a)

Part of a classification system that divides all living things into six kingdoms

b)

Single-celled microorganisms with structure similar to bacteria

c)

The smallest unit that is able to perform the basic functions of life

4.

Flagellum

a)

A thin, rigid fiber made of protein that protrudes from the cell surface, used for attaching onto surfaces and other cells

b)

A long, tail-like structure at the end of a bacterium that spins to motor it around

c)

A structure in a cell that is enclosed by a membrane and that performs a particular function

5.

Epidemic

a)

A viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the nose

b)

Disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites

c)

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

6.

Number 1

a)

Flagellum

b)

Pili

c)

Mitochondria

7.

Number 2

a)

Flagellum

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell membrane

8.

Number 3

a)

Nucleoid

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Pili

9.

Number 4

a)

Flagellum

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleoid

10.

Unicellular

a)

A term used to describe an organism that is made up of a single cell

b)

A term that means "to split" in Greek, and means that the bacteria split at birth

c)

A substance used to stimulate the production of antiobdis and provide immunity against one or several diseases