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Y8 Microbes and Classification

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a type of microbe?

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

mosquito

d)

virus

2.

Microbes that cause diseases are called __________ .

a)

parasite

b)

pathogens

c)

host

d)

preservatives

3.

Which of the following is not correct?

a)

Bacteria help in the production of yoghurt and cheese, buttermilk

b)

Fungi help in the making of bread

c)

Microbes help in preventing air pollution.

d)

Microbes help in the making of compost

4.

Microorganisms can be found:

a)

in the ocean, inside and outside your body

b)

in medicine and your food

c)

on plants and animals

d)

All of the these

5.

Name the four types of microbes.

a)

pizza, burgers, tacos, and fries

b)

bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists

c)

bacteria, viruses, a fun guy, prototype

d)

germs, bacteria, antibiotics, protists

6.
Which microbe would be considered the smallest and can cause a cold or the flu?
a)
Tick
b)
Bacterium
c)
Virus
d)
Germ
7.

Which type of microbe sometimes lives and grows a bit like plants and can cause athlete’s foot?

a)

Protozoa

b)

Virus

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

8.
An organism with only one cell is called ________________________________.
a)
multi-celled
b)
duracell
c)
single-celled
d)
slow
9.
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
10.
All microbes are harmful.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Which microbe is the image most likely to be?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Virus

d)

None of these

12.
Athletes foot is caused by this type of organism
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Virus
13.
How do some bacteria move?
a)
They use flagella
b)
They use cilia
c)
They use pseudopods
d)
They use blood, air, etc.
14.

What are vaccines mainly made up of?

a)

Alive Pathogens

b)

semi alive pathogens

c)

Dead OR weak forms of the pathogen

d)

Dangerous substances

15.
The overuse of antibiotics has most likely resulted in the development of resistant strains of which organisms?
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
protozoa
d)
viruses
16.

Arrange microbes in size from smallest to largest...

a)

fungi, bacteria, viruses

b)

viruses, bacteria, fungi

c)

fungi, viruses, bacteria

d)

bacteria, fungi, viruses

17.

Which microbe is nonliving?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

18.

Which microscopic organism can be treated successfully with antibiotics?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

19.

Which are examples of fungi?

a)

mould

b)

yeast

c)

mushrooms

d)

all of these

20.
A bacterial infection __________ be treated using an antibiotic.  A viral infection __________.
a)
can; also can
b)
can; cannot
c)
cannot; can
d)
cannot; also cannot
21.
Who is the closest relative to the birds?
a)
crocodiles
b)
sharks
c)
fish
d)
amphibians
22.

Who is the closest relative to the sharks?

a)

crocodiles

b)

rodents

c)

ray-finned fish

d)

birds

23.
Almost all bacteria are...
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
24.
Which two kingdoms are entirely multicellular?
a)
Animalia and Plantae
b)
Animalia and Protista
c)
Protista and Plantae
25.

To which phylum do crabs and spiders belong?

a)

Echinoderms

b)

Arthropods

c)

Cnidarians

d)

Molluscs

26.

To which phylum do birds and cats belong?

a)

Arthropods

b)

Vertebrates

c)

Echinoderms

d)

Cnidarians

27.
Why do scientists classify living things?
a)
It helps scientists trap species to study
b)
It is easier to study organisms when grouped 
c)
It is a good way to keep organisms calm
d)
It is helpful when dissecting an organism
28.

Most fish have _________________ to protect their bodies.

a)

hair

b)

scales

c)

feathers

d)

skin

29.

Which of the following is an example of a vertebrate animal?

a)

fly

b)

worm

c)

bird

d)

starfish

30.

Which of the following statements is true of reptiles?

a)

They are cold-blooded.

b)

They have gills.

c)

Their babies drink their mother's milk.

d)

They spend part of their lives in the water and part of their lives on land.

31.

Invertebrates do NOT have a

a)

brain.

b)

heart.

c)

stomach.

d)

backbone.

32.

Sophie keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard. She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales. What is the classification for this animal?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

33.

Which group of vertebrates possesses gills, two sets of paired fins, and is generally adapted to living in water?

a)

fish

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

34.

Animals that are warm blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped into which of the following classes?

a)

amphibians

b)

mammal

c)

birds

d)

reptiles

35.

What type of animal is a whale?

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

36.

The picture shows a unique animal called a pangolin. The pangolin has scales, is warm-blooded, gives live birth and nurses its young. What group of animals is the pangolin mostlike?

a)

reptiles, except it has scales

b)

mammals, except it has scales

c)

birds, because it nurses its young

d)

amphibians, because they are warm-blooded

37.

The platypus has hair and makes milk for its young. To which group of animals does the platypus belong?

a)

amphibians

b)

birds

c)

mammals

d)

reptiles

38.

Which animal gives birth the same way as a dog?

a)

Dolphin

b)

Gold fish

c)

Dove

d)

Lizard

39.

How are sharks and dolphins similar and different?

a)

Similar: they have fins

Different: sharks are fish and dolphins are mammals

b)

Similar: they both lay eggs

Different: Dolphins are fish and sharks are mammals

c)

Similar: they both are fish

Different: Sharks eat dolphins and dolphins eat plants

d)

Similar: they both have a blow holes

Different: sharks lay eggs and dolphins give live birth

40.
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Animalia
d)
Protista
41.

Members of this kingdom never have a cell wall

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Protists

42.
Edward Jenner succeeded in creating a vaccine against smallpox by injecting patients with material of which disease?
a)
Small pox
b)
Cow pox
c)
Cattle Virus
d)
Measles Virus
43.
Based on the figure, which antibiotic inhibited the growth of the bacteria the most?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
44.
Vaccinations are used for
a)
Curing the illness
b)
Preventing the Illness
c)
Getting the illness
45.
Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...
a)
autoimmune diseases
b)
helper t-cells
c)
fever
d)
antibodies
46.
Introduction into the body of a weakened, killed or piece of a disease-causing agent to prevent disease.
a)
vaccination
b)
immunization
c)
organ transplant
d)
pathogen
47.
The immune system produces what in response to the vaccine?
a)
antigens
b)
antibiotics
c)
antibodies
d)
the disease
48.

Changes in inherited characteristics can cause a species to change into a new one. This change over time is called?

a)

Graduation

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Revolution

d)

Evolution

49.

One female salmon can lay hundreds of eggs. Why doesn't the salmon population increase dramatically?

a)

Salmon reproduce asexually

b)

Most offspring do not grow up to reproduce

c)

Salmon eggs don't hatch

d)

Salmon are extinct

50.

What is the definition of natural selection?

a)

The process in which genes are chosen by humans such as farmers and ranchers

b)

The process in which organisms are selected to reproduce by environmental pressures such as climate, available food, predators and habitat.

c)

If an organism changes during their life in order to adapt to its environment, those changes are passed on to its offspring.

d)

The process in which genes are chosen by scientist and academics.

51.

what is the correct order for taxonomy groups

a)

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

kingdom, class, family, phylum, order, species, genus

c)

kingdom, species, genus, family, order, class, phylum

d)

kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, species, genus

52.
What sort of pathogen causes influenza (flu)?
a)
A bacterium
b)
A virus
c)
A fungus
d)
A protist
53.
What is Yersina Pestis?
a)
The bacteria that causes the plague
b)
The virus that causes the plague
c)
The name of the medicine that cures the plague
d)
Henry VIII's third wife
54.

Smallpox used to be a problem. How did Dr. Jenner solve this problem?

a)

Dr. Jenner gave children mild versions of smallpox to prevent them from getting the bade version.

b)

Dr. Jenner talked to doctors that innoculated people against smallpox by giving them mild versions of the disease.

c)

Dr. Jenner studied the writings of Egyptian pharaohs who had caught smallpox.

d)

Dr. Jenner came up with the idea of giving people cowpox to protect them from smallpox.

55.
How did Dr. Edward Jenner prove that cowpox virus inoculation was efficient in protecting against smallpox virus infection?
a)
He guessed.
b)
He wrote a good article.
c)
He infected himself.
d)
He tested it and proved it.
56.

What does the word 'vacca' mean?

a)

cow

b)

pig

c)

sheep

d)

duck

57.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
58.
My body is covered with hair or fur, I have live babies, and I maintain a constant body temperature. What am I?
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
Echinoderm
59.
Which of these is a reptile?
a)
Eagle
b)
Shark
c)
Chimpanzee
d)
Iguana
60.
Which of the following is a vertebrate?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Arthropod
d)
Annelid
61.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
62.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
63.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
64.
These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Variation
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Extinction
65.

Who was the Scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and evolution?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Rudolf Virchow

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