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Microorganisms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Influenza is a disease caused due to

a)

Bacteria

b)

virus

c)

Protozoa

d)

None of the above

2.

Coccus bacteria living in pair is termed as:

a)

Bacillus

b)

Diplococcus

c)

Spirillum

d)

Vibrio

3.

A bacteria responsible for curdling of milk is:

a)

Lactobacillus

b)

Rhizobium

c)

Oscillatoria

d)

Plasmodium

4.

Bacteria is known as__________________ in an ecosystem when feeding on dead organisms.

a)

Decomposers

b)

Herbivore

c)

Pathogens

d)

Infections

5.

Fungi is beneficial to us beacause of the following reason

a)

They are a source of oxygen

b)

They can clean up pollution

c)

They are a source of antibiotics

d)

They help to clean run off from waste

6.

The Fermentation process is discovered by

a)

Louis Pasture

b)

Alexander flaming

c)

Edward jenner

d)

John Mendal

7.

Mushroom belongs to

a)

Algae

b)

Virus

c)

Fungi

d)

None of the above

8.

Rhizobium bacteria

a)

Help in Digestion

b)

Help in nitrogen fixation

c)

Cause diseases

d)

All the above

9.

Penicillium is a

a)

Algae

b)

Fungus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Yeast

10.

Malaria is caused bby

a)

Protozoa

b)

Virus

c)

Algae

d)

Bacteria

11.

Amoeba belongs to

a)

Algae

b)

Fungi

c)

Virus

d)

Protozoa

12.
A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
13.
A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant, or fungus.
a)
Protist
b)
Virus
c)
Bacteria
d)
Capsid
14.
Outer protein coat of a virus.
a)
Envelope
b)
Capsid
c)
Cell Wall 
d)
Chitin
15.
The variable that is measured in an experiment.
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
16.
The variable that is changed in an experiment.
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
17.
Eubacteria have cell walls, they are made of:
a)
Chitin
b)
Cellulose
c)
Peptidoglycan
d)
Capsids
18.
This organism has cell walls made of chitin.
a)
Virus
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Archaebacteria
19.
Acellular is a way to describe the following:
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protist
c)
Fungi 
d)
Virus
20.
 Viruses can reproduce (replicate) on a surface (ex: table, chair, etc.)
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Viruses are considered living organisms. 
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Yogurt and cheese  can be produced from ___________.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protozoa
d)
Algae
23.

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

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagellum

c)

Pseudopodia

24.

What type of cells do the Protists have?

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Both, prokaryote & eukaryote

25.

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

(a)