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Micro organisms - Grade 8 ANNUAL EXAM

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify Me

I may be found as a single cell or as multiple cells.

I have a cell wall and chloroplast ,but i don't have roots,shoots or leaves

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Algae

d)

Fungi

2.

Which of the following is not a bacteria

a)

E.Coli

b)

Salmonella

c)

Bacillus Anthracis

d)

Bacteriophage

3.

Antibiotics are not useful against viral infections

a)

False

b)

True

4.

Which among the following insects is vector of the Dengue virus

a)

Female Anopheles Mosquito

b)

Female Aedes Mosquito

c)

House fly

d)

Cockroach

5.
Yogurt and cheese  can be produced from ___________.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protozoa
d)
Algae
6.
The smallest microorganism on earth is known as  _____________
a)
a virus
b)
bacteria
c)
algae
d)
fungi
7.

Rhizobium bacteria helps in

a)

Denitrification

b)

Nitrogen fixation

c)

Biogas Fermentation

d)

All of these

8.

Disease causing microorganisms are called

a)

Antibodies

b)

Vaccines

c)

Antigen

d)

Pathogen

9.

When an antigen enters our body, our body produces

a)

Vaccines

b)

Pathogens

c)

Toxins

d)

Antibodies

10.

The period between the infection and the appearance of symptoms is called

a)

Incubation period

b)

Vaccination period

c)

Gestation period

11.

Plants get their nitrogen from the soil in the form of

a)

Nitrates

b)

Nitrogen dioxide

c)

Nitric acid

12.

Identify this picture

a)

Amoeba

b)

Spirogyra

c)

Penicillium

d)

Bacillus

13.

Which of this is not a bacterial infection

a)

Typhoid

b)

Polio

c)

Cholera

d)

Tuberculosis

14.

Penicillin was discovered by

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Robert Brown

15.

Antibiotics

a)

kill disease-causing microorganisms

b)

slow down the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

c)

convert sugar into alcohol

d)

speed up the growth of micoorganisms

16.

The process of conversion of sugar into alcohol is known as ...

a)

Budding

b)

Fusion

c)

Fermentation

d)

Fixation

17.

Consumption of food spoiled by some micro-organisms causes ____.

a)

Food-poisoning

b)

Cancer

c)

Lungs

d)

None of these

18.

Which of the following statements are True/False? (A) Boiling kills many organisms. (B) Low temperature inhibits the growth of microbes.

a)

Only A

b)

Only B

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

19.

Conversion of nitrogen to ammonia is

a)

nitrification

b)

phosphorylation

c)

denitrification

d)

nitrogen fixation

20.

Who discovered Fermentation ?

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Alexander Fleming

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Selman Waksman

21.

Dysentery is a _______ disease.

a)

bacterial

b)

viral

c)

protozoan

d)

fungal

22.
______________ helps us  digest our food and they produce needed vitamins.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Protozoa
d)
Algae
23.
What is Penicillin (medicine) made from?
a)
Water
b)
Sugar
c)
Mold
d)
Algae
24.
Mold helps dead things (plants, animals)...
a)
Grow
b)
Decay
c)
Sleep
d)
Reproduce
25.
What is a way that you can protect yourself from microorganisms that can live on food?
a)
Store uncooked meats in a refrigerator or freezer. 
b)
Wash hands with soap and water before and after handling food.
c)
Cook chicken and other raw meats thoroughly.
d)
All of the above