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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which microbe is the image most likely to be?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungus
c)
Virus
d)
None of the above
2.
Which microbe is the image most likely to be?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungus
c)
Virus
d)
None of the above
3.
Athletes foot is caused by this type of organism
a)
Bacteria
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Virus
4.
Which of the following is NOT a microbe?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Worm
d)
Fungus
5.
A pathogen is a disease-causing agent.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What are vaccines mainly made up of?
a)
Dead Pathogens
b)
Weak Pathogens
c)
Both 1 and 2
d)
Neither
8.
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
9.
Which disease is not caused by bacteria?
a)
Strep throat
b)
Pneumonia
c)
Food poisoning
d)
Rabies
10.
Microbes are alive
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
what's a microbe
11.
Which microbe would be considered the smallest and can cause a cold or the flu?
a)
Tick
b)
Bacterium
c)
Virus
d)
Germ
12.
What are the four ways in which microbes are spread?
a)
touch, food, water, insects & animals
b)
touch, sight, taste, hearing, smell
c)
jumping, leaping, hopping, skipping
d)
touch, food, drink, oxygen
13.
What does the word “transmitted” mean?
a)
spoken
b)
thrown
c)
spread
d)
read
14.
Name one way in which microbes can enter the body through the circulatory system.
a)
Enter through a cut
b)
Enter through a wound
c)
Enter through a bite
d)
All of the above
15.
A ____________________ is an organism that is so small that it is invisible to the naked eye, or microscopic (can only be seen with a microscope).
a)
cell
b)
microbe/microorganism
c)
molecule
d)
speck
16.
An organism with only one cell is called ________________________________.
a)
multi-celled
b)
duracell
c)
single-celled
d)
slow
17.
All microbes are harmful.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Microbes are found everywhere in nature.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Most microbes can be seen with the naked eye.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Microbes can enter your body while swimming.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
You can breathe in microbes.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What are some things you can do to keep from getting sick?
a)
Wash your hands
b)
Clean and cover wounds with a band-aid
c)
Cook your food thoroughly
d)
All of the above
23.
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
24.
Many bacteria have a long spinning tail.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
If you have immunity to a disease:
a)
It can not enter your body
b)
Your body can fight the disease off before it makes you sick.
c)
The germs change as soon as they enter your body.
d)
You will be able to recover very quickly.
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