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microbe

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which microbe is pictured here?

a)

eukaryotic cell

b)

virus

c)

bacteria cell

d)

plant cell

2.

Which microbe is the smallest?

a)

fungi

b)

virus

c)

bacteria

d)

protozoa

3.

A mushroom is a type of

a)

fungus

b)

parasite

c)

protozoa

d)

virus

4.

Which describes the cytoplasm?

a)

The control center

b)

The mailbox of the cell

c)

The jelly-like filling of the cell

d)

The stuff that makes food

5.

Another word for microbe is

a)

gross stuff

b)

cells

c)

germ

d)

hair

6.

The smallest LIVING thing is known as

a)

Ant

b)

Cell

c)

Plankton

d)

Baby

7.

A quarantine is used to

a)

Prevent the spread of infectious disease

b)

Cr​​​​​​​eate a loss of freedom

c)

Increase the spread of an infectious disease

d)

None of the abov

8.

Name the vector in the following situation.

A orangutan has yellow fever and is showing symptoms. A mosquito feeds off the infected orangutan. The mosquito later feeds off an unsuspecting human, giving them the virus yellow fever. Which animal is the vector, the orangutan, the mosquito, or the human?

a)

Orangutan

b)

mosquito

c)

huma

9.

Not all diseases are infectious. Name one that is NOT infectious.

a)

Cancer

b)

Flu

c)

Cold

d)

Ebola

10.

An infectious disease is usually

a)

Caused by genes

b)

caused by microbes

c)

caused by environment

d)

none of the above

11.

Which of the following is not a type of microbe?

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

mosquito

d)

virus

12.

Microbes are called, microbes because?

a)

You can hear them through a micro-scope.

b)

They are very minute

c)

They can only be seen using a micro-scope,

d)

both 2 and 3

13.

Microbes can be spread with air, animals, food, touch and in water.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Typhoid is caused by?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

protozoa

d)

fungus

15.

Identify the microbe?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

protozoa

d)

fungus

16.

Influenza or common flu spread by

a)

coughing or sneezing

b)

direct body contact

c)

both 1 and 2

d)

insects

17.

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 above

18.

Which microbe is the image most likely to be?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Virus

d)

None of the above

19.
Athletes foot is caused by this type of organism
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Virus
20.
Which of the following is NOT a microbe?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Worm
d)
Fungus
21.
Viruses are considered to be nonliving because they 
a)
cannot multiply
b)
use energy to grow 
c)
are smaller than bacteria
d)
do not show all the characteristics