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WorksheetsBrainpop Bacteria and Food Safety Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Bacteria are unicellular. What does this mean?
Made up of something other than cells
Made up of more than one cell
Made up of one cell
Non-living
How many kingdoms are there?
4
7
5
6
Where can bacteria be found?
In our food
In the air
Inside our bodies
All of the above
What is the function of the bacteria in your digestive tract?
Fight illness
Break down molecules
Release hormones
Move particles
How do bacteria help plants?
Convert nitrogen into a plant usable form
Help plants absorb more water
Increase the amount of sunlight used for photosynthesis
Increase chlorophyll production
Which disease is bacteria responsible for
HIV
Flu
Strep throat
None of the above
What is the treatment for bacterial infections?
Antibiotics
Vaccines
Both
Neither
What type of cells are bacteria?
Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic
Which of the following do all bacteria lack?
Nuclear Material
Ribosomes
Nuclear Membrane
Flagella
When is it believed that bacteria came to be?
2 billion years ago
3.5 billion years ago
10 million years ago
2 weeks ago
What food product do Tim and Moby test?
Chicken
Eggs
Milk
Soup
What do some foods make a nice home for?
Bacteria
Molds
Viruses
All of the above
What can food poisoning cause?
Severe diarrhea
Vomitting
Rash
A and B
How quickly can meats, fish, and dairy products go bad when left out?
a couple minutes
a couple hours
a couple days
They never go bad
What kills the microorganisms living in your food?
Heat
Spices
Olive oil
Freezing
How do you protect yourself when eating foods like fruits and veggies?
Freeze them first
Heat them in the microwave
Wash thoroughly
Shake like a maraca
What does pasteurized mean?
The product has been heated to kill microorganisms
The product has been frozen to kill microorganisms
The product has been treated with edible chemicals
None of the above
Can you reheat already expired food to make it safe to eat again?
ABSOLUTELY
No way
Sometimes
Nom nom nom
What does a virus need in order to survive?
Food to metabolize
A host cell
Warm weather
A cell membrane
How does the size of a virus compare to the size of your cells?
Viruses are much bigger than cells
They are the same size
Cells are much bigger than viruses
None of the above
What is the protein coating around the genetic material within a virus called?
Membrane
Nucleus
Capsid
Ribosome
What does DNA contain?
All the plans for how an organism functions
Nucleotides
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine
All of the Above
What do all living this have in common within their cells?
DNA
Nuclei
Capsids
None of the above
What does a virus inject into host cells?
Ribosomes
Cytoplasm
Flagella
Genetic material (instructions from making more viruses)
How does a virus make more viruses within a cell?
Mates with other viruses
Hijacks the cell's machinery
Duplicates its own cells asexually
All of the Above
There are some viruses that do not harm you.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is NOT a virus?
HIV
Ebola
Tuberculosis
Hepatitis
Which of the following are ways viruses are spread?
Animal waste
Person to person contact
Exchange of bodily fluids
All of the Above
Can viruses pass from animals to humans?
Yes, always
No, never
Yes, if it has mutated
None of the above.
An uncovered sneeze from an ill person releases what into the air?
Viral particles
Ribosomes
Insulin
Bile
