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Brainpop Bacteria and Food Safety Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bacteria are unicellular. What does this mean?

a)

Made up of something other than cells

b)

Made up of more than one cell

c)

Made up of one cell

d)

Non-living

2.

How many kingdoms are there?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

5

d)

6

3.

Where can bacteria be found?

a)

In our food

b)

In the air

c)

Inside our bodies

d)

All of the above

4.

What is the function of the bacteria in your digestive tract?

a)

Fight illness

b)

Break down molecules

c)

Release hormones

d)

Move particles

5.

How do bacteria help plants?

a)

Convert nitrogen into a plant usable form

b)

Help plants absorb more water

c)

Increase the amount of sunlight used for photosynthesis

d)

Increase chlorophyll production

6.

Which disease is bacteria responsible for

a)

HIV

b)

Flu

c)

Strep throat

d)

None of the above

7.

What is the treatment for bacterial infections?

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Vaccines

c)

Both

d)

Neither

8.

What type of cells are bacteria?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

9.

Which of the following do all bacteria lack?

a)

Nuclear Material

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nuclear Membrane

d)

Flagella

10.

When is it believed that bacteria came to be?

a)

2 billion years ago

b)

3.5 billion years ago

c)

10 million years ago

d)

2 weeks ago

11.

What food product do Tim and Moby test?

a)

Chicken

b)

Eggs

c)

Milk

d)

Soup

12.

What do some foods make a nice home for?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Molds

c)

Viruses

d)

All of the above

13.

What can food poisoning cause?

a)

Severe diarrhea

b)

Vomitting

c)

Rash

d)

A and B

14.

How quickly can meats, fish, and dairy products go bad when left out?

a)

a couple minutes

b)

a couple hours

c)

a couple days

d)

They never go bad

15.

What kills the microorganisms living in your food?

a)

Heat

b)

Spices

c)

Olive oil

d)

Freezing

16.

How do you protect yourself when eating foods like fruits and veggies?

a)

Freeze them first

b)

Heat them in the microwave

c)

Wash thoroughly

d)

Shake like a maraca

17.

What does pasteurized mean?

a)

The product has been heated to kill microorganisms

b)

The product has been frozen to kill microorganisms

c)

The product has been treated with edible chemicals

d)

None of the above

18.

Can you reheat already expired food to make it safe to eat again?

a)

ABSOLUTELY

b)

No way

c)

Sometimes

d)

Nom nom nom

19.

What does a virus need in order to survive?

a)

Food to metabolize

b)

A host cell

c)

Warm weather

d)

A cell membrane

20.

How does the size of a virus compare to the size of your cells?

a)

Viruses are much bigger than cells

b)

They are the same size

c)

Cells are much bigger than viruses

d)

None of the above

21.

What is the protein coating around the genetic material within a virus called?

a)

Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Capsid

d)

Ribosome

22.

What does DNA contain?

a)

All the plans for how an organism functions

b)

Nucleotides

c)

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine

d)

All of the Above

23.

What do all living this have in common within their cells?

a)

DNA

b)

Nuclei

c)

Capsids

d)

None of the above

24.

What does a virus inject into host cells?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Flagella

d)

Genetic material (instructions from making more viruses)

25.

How does a virus make more viruses within a cell?

a)

Mates with other viruses

b)

Hijacks the cell's machinery

c)

Duplicates its own cells asexually

d)

All of the Above

26.

There are some viruses that do not harm you.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

Which of the following is NOT a virus?

a)

HIV

b)

Ebola

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Hepatitis

28.

Which of the following are ways viruses are spread?

a)

Animal waste

b)

Person to person contact

c)

Exchange of bodily fluids

d)

All of the Above

29.

Can viruses pass from animals to humans?

a)

Yes, always

b)

No, never

c)

Yes, if it has mutated

d)

None of the above.

30.

An uncovered sneeze from an ill person releases what into the air?

a)

Viral particles

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Insulin

d)

Bile