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Branches of Microbiology

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are branches of microbiology EXCEPT:

a)

Virology

b)

Nematology

c)

Physiology

d)

Mycology

2.

Study of fungi:

a)

Phycology

b)

Bacteriology

c)

Fungology

d)

Mycology

3.

Study of nematodes (roundworms):

a)

Parasitology

b)

Nematology

c)

Mycology

d)

Immunology

4.

Study of the immune system:

a)

Immunology

b)

Pathology

c)

Virology

d)

Sicology

5.

Study of viruses:

a)

Mycology

b)

Virology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Covology

6.

Study of prokaryotic cells:

a)

Virology

b)

Eukaryology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Phycology

7.

Study of algae:

a)

Psychology

b)

Parasitology

c)

Phycology

d)

Physiology

8.

Study of parasites:

a)

Psychology

b)

Parasitology

c)

Physiology

d)

Nematology

9.

Which microbe is represented above?

a)

Virus

b)

Parasite

c)

Nematode

d)

Bacteria

10.

Which microbe is being shown above?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Nematode

11.

"Father of Bacteriology"

a)

Francesco Redi

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Birger Rasmussen

d)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

12.

This microbe can be both beneficial and harmful. It can cause infection in humans, but can also help in digestive processes. Which branch does this microbe belong to?

a)

Immunology

b)

Bacteriology

c)

Virology

d)

Phycology

13.

Which of the following is NOT a classification of bacteria?

a)

Spherical (cocci)

b)

Rod (bacilli)

c)

Spiral (spirilla)

d)

Round (rodilli)

14.

Smallpox, chickenpox, HIV, and hepatitis all belong to which branch?

a)

Mycology

b)

Virology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Nematology

15.

Professionals who study ways to prevent infection belong to which branch?

a)

Bacteriology

b)

Phycology

c)

Immunology

d)

Mycology

16.

Organisms that nourish and get their shelter from other organisms belong to which branch?

a)

Phycology

b)

Mycology

c)

Parasitology

d)

Nematology

17.

All of the following belong to parasitology EXCEPT:

a)

Protozoa

b)

Helminths

c)

Bacilliparasites

d)

Ectoparasites

18.

Which of the following indicates the two types of immune responses?

a)

Adaptive and behavioral

b)

Negative and positive

c)

Innate and adaptive

d)

Innate and behavioral

19.

While swimming in pods and creeks, humans and animals can be harmed by toxins developed by harmful algal blooms. Which branch do these algal blooms belong to?

a)

Mycology

b)

Phycology

c)

Nematology

d)

Bacteriology

20.

The image above shows a microscopic image of roundworms. Roundworms pertain to which branch?

a)

Phycology

b)

Mycology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Nematology

21.

Which of the following are similar to each other?

a)

Bacteria and viruses

b)

Parasites and nematodes

c)

Fungi and algae

d)

Bacteria and fungi