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Fungi and Bacteria

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following groups consists of types of fungi?

a)

Bracket fungi, fern

b)

Mushrooms, toadstools

c)

Staghorn fern, mushrooms

d)

Mushrooms, ferns

2.

Living things that can only be seen using a microscope are called _______________________.

a)

yeast

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

micro-organisms

3.

___________________ is a type of fungus that is also a micro-organism.

a)

Toadstools

b)

Mushrooms

c)

Yeast

d)

Bracket fungi

4.

Mushrooms and toadstools are not plants because they _______________________.

a)

cannot make their own food

b)

need sunlight, air and water

c)

reproduce by spores

d)

feed on non-living things

5.

Fungi obtain food ______________________.

a)

by spores

b)

from the soil

c)

from other living things

d)

through photosynthesis

6.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a)

Toadstool is a fungi.

b)

Fungi cannot make food.

c)

Fungi are not plants.

d)

All fungi can be eaten.

7.

How do fungi reproduce?

a)

By photosynthesis.

b)

By spores.

c)

By laying eggs.

d)

By seeds.

8.

Identify the parts of the toadstool.

a)

Cap, spores and stalk.

b)

Cap, gills and stalk.

c)

Cap, gills and stem.

d)

Cap, spores and fin.

9.

Bacteria are living things because they __________________________.

a)

can be very harmful

b)

can be very useful

c)

can be very dangerous

d)

can reproduce

10.

Where would you not likely find mould growing?

a)

Decaying strawberry

b)

Damp walls

c)

Moist bread

d)

Dry plastic

11.

Mushrooms reproduce by _____________.

a)

seeds

b)

spores

c)

laying eggs

12.

Which of the following is used to see microorganisms?

a)
b)
c)
13.

Mould likes to grow in warm and ________ places.

a)

dark

b)

moist

c)

bright

14.

Bacteria can be useful or harmful to us.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Fungi and bacteria obtain food by _______________.

a)

making their on food

b)

feeding on other living things, dead or alive

c)

moving from place to place, looking for food.

16.

Where are the spores of a mushroom found?

a)

cap

b)

gills

c)

stalk

17.

All fungi are harmful to us.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Bacteria is a living thing.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Most microorganisms cannot be seen without a

a)

telescope

b)

periscope

c)

microscope

20.

Why should cooked and uncooked food be stored separately?

a)

Because bacteria only like cooked food

b)

Because bacteria only like uncooked food

c)

To stop bacteria from spreading to one another

21.

Most microorganisms cannot be seen without a

a)

telescope

b)

periscope

c)

microscope

22.

Why should cooked and uncooked food be stored separately?

a)

Because bacteria only like cooked food

b)

Because bacteria only like uncooked food

c)

To stop bacteria from spreading to one another

23.

Which two of these are not caused by a microorganism?

a)

Salmonella

b)

Flu

c)

Sprained Ankle

d)

Tooth Decay

24.

What does an antibiotic do?

a)

It kills viruses

b)

It kills all microorganisms

c)

It causes diseases such as malaria

d)

It kills bacteria

25.

True of False: All microorganisms are harmful

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False: Microorganisms are living things

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Harmful or Helpful: Bacteria decomposes dead leaves and animals

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

28.

Helpful or Harmful: Microorganisms can cause diseases and sicknesses like chicken pox and malaria

a)

Harmful

b)

Helpful

29.

Harmful or Helpful: Mold Growing on fruit and other foods that were left out

a)

Harmful

b)

Helpful

30.

Harmful or Helpful: Adding yeast to bread to help it rise

a)

Harmful

b)

Helpful

31.

Harmful or Helpful: Uncooked food contain bacteria called Salmonella

a)

Harmful

b)

Helpful

32.

Harmful or Helpful: Bacteria used to make yogurt

a)

Harmful

b)

Helpful

33.

How are Protozoa harmful?

a)

Can cause diseases like Malaria

b)

Causes Athletes foot

c)

Acts as a decomposer

34.

How is Fungi Harmful?

a)

Causes Athletes foot

b)

Is food for animals

c)

helps bread rise

35.

How is algae harmful?

a)

Causes bacteria to grow

b)

Acts as a decomposer

c)

Causes Red Tide in Oceans

36.
Bacteria can only be spread through coughing
a)
False
b)
True
37.
TRUE or FALSE: Bacteria are not alive. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
38.
Bacteria can cause infections in: 
a)
People
b)
Animals
c)
Plants
d)
All of the above
39.
The viruses that cause colds usually attack the cells in the
a)
stomach and intestines
b)
nose and throat
c)
brain
d)
legs and feet
40.
Bacteria are
a)
single-celled organisms
b)
small plants
c)
a type of virus
d)
small animals
41.
Where do bacteria live?
a)
only in water
b)
only inside living organisms
c)
only in the soil
d)
almost everywhere
42.

Living things that can only be seen using a microscope are called _______________________.

a)

yeast

b)

bacteria

c)

fungi

d)

micro-organisms

43.

Bacteria is a living thing.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

A fungi is plant like

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What is on this bread?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

46.

By itself, a virus is

a)

a living animal

b)

a type of plant

c)

NON - LIVING

47.

Which of the following is not true of bacteria?

a)

they can make us very sick

b)

they are multi-celled

c)

found pretty much everywhere

d)

they are on you right now!

48.

Which of the following is used to see micro-organisms?

a)
b)
c)
49.

Which disease is caused by a virus, NOT bacteria?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

ringworm

c)

flu