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microorganisms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the other name of microorganisms is

a)

micros

b)

microbes

c)

nanocrobes

d)

none of the above

2.

Protozoa are

a)

multicellular

b)

unicellular

c)

not cellular

d)

both a and b

3.

how many types of algae are there

a)

4

b)

7

c)

2

d)

3

4.
A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protist
d)
Fungi
5.
A large group of one-celled organisms that sometimes cause disease .
a)
Virus
b)
Protist
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
6.
Are microorganisms helpful or harmful?
a)
Helpful
b)
Harmful
c)
Both
d)
Neither
7.
Yogurt contains harmful bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which two examples below are helpful bacteria?
a)
Medicine and Cherry Coke
b)
Yogurt and bread
c)
Salmonella and E. Coli
d)
Water and germs
9.
Harmful bacteria produces cheese.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Fungi can cause skin diseases and kill crops.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Microorganisms can be found:
a)
The the ocean, inside and outside your body
b)
On plants and animals
c)
In medicine and your food
d)
All of the above
12.
What is true about bacteria?
a)
Bacteria use photosynthesis to make their own food
b)
Bacteria can only be found in dirt
c)
Bacteria is always beneficial
d)
Bacteria can be used to make certain foods
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.
Yogurt and cheese  can be produced from ___________.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protozoa
d)
Algae
15.
Some bacteria is known as ________________ and cause disease.
a)
pathogens
b)
flagella
c)
influenza
d)
ebola
16.
Bacteria is known as ______________ in an ecosystem when feeding on dead organisms.
a)
decomposers
b)
herbivores
c)
pathogens
d)
infections
17.
The smallest microorganism on earth is known as  _____________
a)
a virus
b)
bacteria
c)
algae
d)
fungi
18.
This microorganism uses host cells to make copies of itself
a)
Protozoa
b)
Fungi
c)
Virus
d)
Bacteria
19.
All bacteria are
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
eukaryotic
20.
The oldest type of microorganism is known as _____________.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungi
d)
Flagella