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Micorbes and interdependence

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a type of microbe?

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

mosquito

d)

virus

2.

Identify the microbe?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

protozoa

d)

fungus

3.

Bacteria are

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Non living things

c)

Eukaryotes

4.
Athletes foot is caused by this type of organism
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Virus
5.
Which of the following is NOT a microbe?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Worm
d)
Fungus
6.
A pathogen is a disease-causing agent.
a)
true
b)
false
7.

Chicken pox is caused by __________ .

a)

protozoa

b)

virus

c)

bacteria

d)

fungus

8.

Which infectious agent is an organism that lives on or in a host organism?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

9.

Which microbe leads to mold spores that cause serious allergies and lung infections?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

parasite

10.
Name the four types of microbes.
a)
pizza, burgers, tacos, and fries
b)
bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa
c)
bacteria, viruses, a fun guy, prototype
d)
germs, bacteria, antibiotics, protozoa
11.
Which type of microbe lives and grows like plants and can cause athlete’s foot?
a)
Protozoa
b)
Virus
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
12.

What are TWO examples of how microbes can help us.
a)
Make bread dough rise & make yogurt
b)
Cramp your stomach & give you gas
c)
Make your hair shiny & clear up acne
d)
None of these
13.
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
14.

Which microbe is the image most likely to be?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Virus

d)

None of the above

15.

Which microbe is the image most likely to be?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Virus

d)

None of the above

16.
How do some bacteria move?
a)
They use flagella
b)
They use cilia
c)
They use pseudopods
d)
They use blood, air, etc.
17.
A pathogen is a disease-causing agent.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens. 
a)
True
b)
False
19.

What are vaccines mainly made up of?

a)

Dead Pathogens

b)

Weak Pathogens

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Neither

20.

What do vaccines do?

a)

Mimic a Natural Infection

b)

Hurt People

c)

Nothing

21.
which of following is not one of the diseases covered by the MMR vaccine?
a)
measles
b)
rubella
c)
meningitis
d)
mumps
22.
The overuse of antibiotics has most likely resulted in the development of resistant strains of which organisms?
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
protozoa
d)
viruses
23.
The reason bacteria are classified prokaryotes is because they lack ?
a)
ribosomes
b)
a nucleus
c)
a cell wall
d)
a cell membrane
24.
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
25.

What is a pathogen?

a)

A germ that causes disease

b)

A disease

c)

A microbe that causes disease

d)

Something that can make you feel very ill

26.

Which 2 categories do our defence mechanisms fall into?

a)

Physical and Chemical

b)

Physical/Chemical and the Immune System

c)

Non-specific and specific

d)

Fight or Flight

27.

Which 2 features does your nose have to prevent pathogens from entering the body?

(a)  

28.

What lines your trachea to help prevent pathogens from entering your lungs?

(a)  

29.

Name the group of cells in your blood that is involved in destroying pathogens.

a)

Red blood cells

b)

Platelets

c)

Plasma

d)

White blood cells

30.

White blood cells can make antitoxins, engulf and ingest pathogens and make (a)  

31.

Proteins on the surface of cells that help with cell recognition are called..?

(a)  

32.

What is the name given to the cells that stay in the body and form part of your immunity to a pathogen?

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Memory cells

c)

White blood cells

d)

Antibodies

33.

Which of these is not an external defence mechanism?

a)

blood

b)

ear wax

c)

sebum

d)

tears

34.

What is the role of nasal mucus?

a)

collect dead cells

b)

lubricate the nasal passage

c)

make phlegm

d)

trap particles

35.
Which of the following is the body’s first line of defense against disease?
a)
vaccines
b)
white blood cells
c)
antibodies
d)
skin
36.
What is the name of the white blood cell that ingests micoorganisms?
a)
Antitoxins
b)
Antigens
c)
Phagocytes
d)
Platelets
37.
What is the name of the part of the blood that aids clotting?
a)
Antitoxins
b)
Antigens
c)
Phagocytes
d)
Platelets
38.

Phagocytes and lymphocytes are both types of

a)

white blood cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

pathogens

d)

lysozymes

39.

The two types of white blood cells are

a)

phagocytes

b)

lymphocytes

c)

plasma

d)

red blood cells

40.

Phagocytes kill pathogens by

a)

engulfing and digesting them

b)

producing antibodies

41.

Which white blood cell engulfs and digests pathogens?

a)

phagocyte

b)

lymphocyte

42.

Lymphocytes kill pathogens by

a)

engulfing and digesting them

b)

making antibodies

c)

making more lymphocytes

d)

releasing lysozymes

43.
How are multicellular and unicellular organisms different?
a)
Multicellular organisms have more than one cell and are smaller than unicellular organisms.
b)
Unicellular organisms have more than one cell and are larger than multicellular organisms.
c)
Unicellular organisms have one cell and are smaller than multicellular organisms.
d)
Multicellular organisms have one cell and are larger than unicellular organisms.
44.
Viruses...
a)
use a host to reproduce
b)
breath oxygen
c)
grow
d)
eat food
45.

When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).

a)

Transmission

b)

Translation

c)

Emission

d)

Direct Contact

e)

Indirect Contact

46.

Pathogens spread from person to person by objects (chairs, medical equipment, office supplies, doorknobs, etc.)

a)

Direct Contact

b)

Indirect Contact

c)

Airborne Transmission

d)

Foodborne Tranmission

e)

Vector-Borne Transmission

47.

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Disease

d)

Pathogens

48.

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Diseases

d)

Pathogens

49.

How can the rate of an infectious disease be reduced?

a)

By preventing transmission between people

b)

By wearing clean clothing

50.
What is the main purpose of the immune system?
a)
support the body through bones and muscles
b)
get rid of waste from the body
c)
protect the body from pathogens
d)
move blood through the body
51.
Why is the insect a consumer?
a)
It is eaten by a mouse.
b)
It can make its own food.
c)
It eats the plant.
52.
An ______ is an independent living thing.
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
organism
d)
herbivore
53.
All organisms need _____ to survive.
a)
Environment
b)
energy
c)
sun
d)
plants
54.
_________ cannot make their own food, so they need to consume (eat) plants or animals.
a)
consumers
b)
producers
c)
decomposers
55.
The  ____________ provides all the initial energy to plants.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
environment
d)
water
56.
____ make their own food through photosynthesis. 
a)
consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
57.
_______are animals that eat only plants.
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
58.
_______ are animals that eat only animals (meat).
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
59.
_________ are animals that eat BOTH plants and animals. 
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
60.
a _______ shows how each living thing gets food and how nutrients and energy are passed from organism to organism. 
a)
ecosystem
b)
food chain
61.
what is grass considered?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
62.
what is a lion considered?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
63.
Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
decomposer
64.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
65.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
66.

Which of these is an organism that does not depend on another living thing for food?

a)

the Sun

b)

an insect

c)

a plant

d)

an animal

67.

Which of these completes the food chain correctly?

a)

a rock

b)

a fox

c)

a plant

d)

an egg

68.

What does the arrow point to in a food chain?

a)

only the plants in a food chain

b)

only the animals in a food chain

c)

the organism that gets the energy

d)

the organism that lives the longest

69.

What is a food chain?

a)

a diagram with animals only

b)

stages an organism goes through as it grows

c)

the place where an organism lives

d)

the path of energy in an environment

70.

Which organism is getting energy from the mouse?

a)

cricket

b)

grass

c)

fox

d)

Sun

71.

Which of these best completes the food chain shown?

a)

a shark

b)

a tree

c)

a rock

d)

a bird

72.

Which of these is a possible food chain for this environment?

a)

Sun → grass → fly → frog

b)

frog → fly → grass → Sun

c)

Sun ← grass ← fly ← frog

d)

Sun → fly → frog → snake

73.
Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
74.
Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
75.
Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
76.
_________ cannot make their own food, so they need to consume (eat) plants or animals.
a)
consumers
b)
producers
c)
decomposers
77.
An organism that hunts its food
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Hunter
d)
Gather
78.
An organism that is hunted for food
a)
Predator
b)
Gather
c)
Prey
d)
Hunter
79.
A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources or food within an ecological community
a)
Population
b)
Competition
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Community
80.
The place where an organisms lives
a)
Home
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
81.
Eats plants (example: deer)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Decomposer
82.
Eats other animals (example: tiger)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Decomposer
83.
Eats plants and animals (example: humans)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Decomposer
84.
Autotrophs
- Use sun's energy to make their own food
- Plants (grass)
a)
Herbivore
b)
Consumers
c)
Producers
d)
Scavangers
85.
Cactus. Is it a.....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
86.
If a habitat experiences a drought, the available resources will
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
increase, then decrease
d)
Not Change
87.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
88.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
89.
Which statement is correct?
a)
The lion and rhino have a predator/prey relationship.
b)
The grasshopper is the predator and the bird is the prey.
c)
Giraffes compete with lions and birds.
d)
None of the above
90.
Which two organisms have a producer consumer relationship?
a)
grasshopper and shrew
b)
shrew and hawk
c)
shrew and frog
d)
marsh grass and grasshopper
91.
One organism benefits while the other is harmed +/-
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Symbiotic Relationship 
92.
A group of a single species within a community
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Habitat
d)
Ecosystem
93.
Groups of interacting communities
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Community
c)
Habitat
d)
Population
94.
The place where an organisms lives
a)
Home
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
95.
- Each level represents energy available at that level
- 90% decline
a)
Pyramid of Energy
b)
Earth
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Community
96.
The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?
a)
The direction of population migration
b)
Differences in dietary habits
c)
Progressively smaller organisms
d)
The direction of the energy flow
97.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
98.

The approximate amount of energy that is transferred between each trophic level is:

a)

10%

b)

0.1%

c)

90%

d)

It totally depends on the ecosystem.

99.

Which of the following examples would result in an inversion of a pyramid of numbers?

a)

a tree with thousands of spiders

b)

a forest of trees with a small herd of deer

c)

a tree with a spotted owl

d)

a forest of trees with a pack of wolves

100.

What is biomass?

a)

the total dry weight of organisms in an ecosystem

b)

the total weight of organisms in an ecosystem

c)

the total dry weight of producers in an ecosystem

d)

the total weight of animals in an ecosystem

101.

Which organism would have the most bioaccumulation?

a)

grass

b)

rabbit

c)

snake

d)

hawk

102.

Which organism would have the most bioaccumulation?

a)

eucalyptus tree

b)

wombats

c)

kookaburras

103.

This is when organisms move up the food chain & each trophic level consumes 10 times more mercury than the last.

a)

biomass

b)

bioaccumulation

c)

food web

d)

photosynthesis

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