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Microorganisms

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Living things formed only by one cell are called unicellular organisms. They are invisible to the naked eye. In order to observe them, we have to use a...

(a)  

2.

Who are believed to be the inventors of the microscope?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Zacharias Jansen

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Lynn Margulis

3.

Who was the first one to observe alive cells in the microscope?

a)

Zacharias Janssen

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

4.

Harmful microorganisms are also known as...

(a)  

5.

Viruses can only perform the vital function of reproduction, but even for this function they need the help of a cell. This is why they are forced to be:

(a)  

6.

All bacteria are unicellular microorganisms and belong to the kingdom...

a)

Fungi

b)

Monera

c)

Protist

7.

What types of bacteria shapes do you see in the picture?

a)

Bacilli

b)

Vibrio

c)

Spirilla

d)

Cocci

e)

Staphylococci

8.

What type of nutrition do bacteria have?

a)

Autotrophic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Autotrophic & Heterotrophic

9.

What is the name of the bacteria reproduction process?

(a)  

10.

If we consider the Protist Kingdom, what groups do belong to it?

a)

Saprophytic

b)

Algae

c)

Mycelium

d)

Protozoa

e)

Liverworts

11.

The picture shows a protozoan. What type of movement can you see?

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagellum

c)

Pseudopodia

12.

What type of cells do the Protists have?

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Both, prokaryote & eukaryote

13.

Cells in multicellular algae do not form tissues. Instead, they form a structure called a:

(a)  

14.

The picture shows some yeasts cells. What kingdom do they belong to?

a)

Protist

b)

Fungi

c)

Monera

d)

Plant

15.

Fungi are all heterotrophic, but what´s the name of those that feed on the remains of other living beings

a)

Parasites

b)

Saprophytes

c)

Symbiotic

16.

What´s the process shown in the picture? Yeasts are responsible for it.

(a)