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WorksheetsMicrobiology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the image of microbiologist
a)
Robert Brown
b)
Pasteur
c)
Kotch
d)
Hesse
2.
A microorganism that can cause disease is called a(n) ________________.
a)
pathogen
b)
host
c)
virulence
d)
autogenous
3.
Forms of life that are most resistant to extremes of heat and dryness are __________.
a)
bacteria
b)
viruses
c)
fungi
d)
spores
4.
I am a unicellular prokaryote with a peptidoglycan cell wall. What am I?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Archaea
d)
Protist
5.
Known as the Father of Microbiology due to his work with "animacules" found on his own teeth is:
a)
Jonas Salk
b)
Robert Koch
c)
Semmelweiss
d)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
6.
Which best compares bacteria and viruses?
a)
Bacteria are smaller than viruses.
b)
Bacteria cause disease, but viruses do not.
c)
Bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not.
d)
Bacteria have genetic material, but viruses do not.
7.
who is father of microbiology ?
a)
Louis pasture
b)
Alexender
c)
jenner
d)
Ronaldo
8.
Which was most likely classified as a pandemic?
a)
People in eleven states were sickened after eating beef contaminated with the E. Coli bacteria. The tainted beef was traced to a meat-packing plant.
b)
Two camps, in close proximity to each other, experienced an outbreak of cholera. The infection was traced to contaminated drinking water.
c)
A measles outbreak in Indiana was attributed to children whose parents did not have them vaccinated for measles.
d)
During 1918 to 1919, an estimated 20-40% of the world's population suffered from the Spanish flu.
9.
The bacteria that causes Bubonic Plague is transmitted to humans by fleas. Which term best describes the role of the fleas in transmitting Bubonic Plague?
a)
Decomposer
b)
Pathogen
c)
Parasite
d)
Vector
10.
Which best explains how a virus affects other organisms?
a)
Viruses increase the survival of other organisms.
b)
Viruses immediately destroy all cells they come in contact with.
c)
Viruses live and reproduce in between the cells of other organisms.
d)
Viruses invade the cells of other organisms, using them to reproduce.
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