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microorganisms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
2.
A preparation of weakened or killed pathogens.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Antibiotic Resistance
c)
Vaccine
d)
Capsid
3.
A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus.
a)
Protist
b)
Virus
c)
Bacteria
d)
Capsid
4.
A large group of one-celled organisms that sometimes cause disease .
a)
Virus
b)
Protist
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
5.
Are microorganisms helpful or harmful?
a)
Helpful
b)
Harmful
c)
Both
d)
Neither
6.
Yogurt contains harmful bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which two examples below are helpful bacteria?
a)
Medicine and Cherry Coke
b)
Yogurt and bread
c)
Salmonella and E. Coli
d)
Water and germs
8.
Harmful bacteria produces cheese.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Mold helps dead things (plants, animals)...
a)
Grow
b)
Decay
c)
Sleep
d)
Reproduce
10.
Salmonella and E. Coli can be found on ________________ and ________________ so it is important to cook all meat to kill bacteria.
a)
Waffles and scrambled eggs
b)
Broccoli and steamed corn
c)
Eggs and raw chicken
d)
Sushi and Toaster Strudel 
11.
Fungi can cause skin diseases and kill crops.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Microorganisms can be found:
a)
The the ocean, inside and outside your body
b)
On plants and animals
c)
In medicine and your food
d)
All of the above
13.
Some bacteria is known as ________________ and cause disease.
a)
pathogens
b)
flagella
c)
influenza
d)
ebola
14.
A process of converting nitrate into atmospheric nitrogen, facilitated by microbes.
a)
Kreb's Cycle
b)
Denitrification
c)
Lytic Cycle
d)
Lysogenic Cycle
15.
Fungi is benefical to us because of the following reason:
a)
They are a source of oxygen
b)
They can clean up pollution
c)
They are a source of antibiotics
d)
They help to clean run off from waste
16.
Which of the following is an example of a harmful microorganism?
a)
Fungi used as antibiotics
b)
Ecoli on food that makes people sick
c)
Bacteria found in yogurt.
d)
Microorganisms helping dead matter to decay
17.

_____ kill or stop the growth of germs

a)

Antibodies

b)

Vaccines

c)

Antibiotics

18.
Which of the following statements are true?
a)
All microorganisms are bad
b)
All microorganisms are good
c)
Some microorganisms are harmful, while some can be helpful
d)
Microorganisms are too small to do anything to anyone
19.
What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?
a)
Heterotrophs are producers and autotrohps are consumers
b)
Heterotrophs cannot be changed and autotrophs can change themselves
c)
Heterotrophs are consumers and autotrophs are producers
d)
Heterotrophs cannot move and autotrophs can move
20.
What is Cilia?
a)
A tail like structure that help protist move
b)
Hair like fibers that help protist move
c)
A place where spores are kept
d)
A fake foot that help protist move