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microorganisms and disease

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Microbes are usually

a)

Germs

b)

Good

c)

Bad

d)

Microscopic

2.

A microbe does NOT cause

a)

Malaria

b)

A cold

c)

Asthma

d)

Polio

3.

One way to prevent disease is

a)

Never get sick

b)

Wash your hands with soap and water

c)

Wear a jacket

d)

Only eat apples

4.

Diseases caused by viruses can be cured with

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin D

d)

None of the above

5.

The flu is caused by

a)

A fungus

b)

A virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Protist

6.

Most bacteria are

a)

harmful

b)

viral

c)

huge

d)

helpful

7.

A paramecium is an example of a

a)

Fungus

b)

Protist

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

8.

Microbes in our environment are important because

a)

They cause the water cycle

b)

The protect the ozone layer

c)

They break down things in the environment

d)

They prevent global warming

9.

The incubation period of a disease is the amount of time it takes...

a)

To get over a disease

b)

Between being exposed to a disease and when you start to show symptoms

c)

for an egg to hatch

d)

For you to become really sick

10.

In order for bacteria to grow they need...

a)

An energy source

b)

Someone to cough

c)

A virus

d)

Tiny special equipment

11.

Infectious disease can spread

a)

From one person to another

b)

Only if you eat fruit

c)

From washing your hands

d)

By inheritance

12.

Most diseases caused by bacteria can be cured with

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Chicken soup

d)

None of the above

13.

One of the most common microbes used for food production is...

a)

A fungus

b)

A protist

c)

A virus

d)

A bacteria

14.

The large structure you can see in the center of a cell is called the

a)

Yolk

b)

Protein

c)

Cell wall

d)

Nucleus

15.

Antibiotic resistance comes from...

a)

Not using antibiotics

b)

Overusing antibiotics

c)

The antibiotic underground

d)

Vaccines

16.

The first epidemiologists is considered to be...

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Dr. John Snow

c)

Dr. Frankenstein

d)

Dr. Watson

17.

This man helped prove germ theory correct

a)

Lois Pasture

b)

Dr. Octopus

c)

Dr. Zhivago

d)

Louis Pasteur

18.

Microorganisms are often measured in

a)

Inches

b)

Centimetres

c)

Millimetres

d)

Micrometers

19.

Worldwide spread of a disease is called

a)

Bad, very very very bad.

b)

Anemic

c)

Systemic

d)

Pandemic

20.

One way to protect you from a disease is to get a

a)

Polarization

b)

Procrastination

c)

Vacation

d)

Vaccination