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Microorganisms: friend and foe quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the groups in which microorganisms are broadly classified.

a)

yeast

b)

fungi

c)

protozoa

d)

algae

2.

What helps in the rise of bread or dosa dough?

a)

Heat

b)

Grinding

c)

Growth of yeast cells

d)

Low pressure

3.

The disease caused by protozoa is

a)

tuberculosis

b)

polio

c)

typhoid

d)

malaria

4.

The process of putting a vaccine inside the body of a person in order to produce immunity against some disease is called (a)  

(if you put the answer right but came wrong then the word could contain capital letters)

5.

(a)   is the ability of a body to develop resistance against diseases.

6.

Whenever any harmful disease-causing microorganism enters the human body, the body produces substances to fight with the entered microbe. It is called

a)

Antibodies

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Algae

d)

Fungi

7.

Which of the following is not used as food preservatives?

a)

Salt

b)

Sugar

c)

Vinegar

d)

Methane

8.

Fungi consist of two main groups of organisms ………….. and moulds.

a)

Yeast

b)

Algae

c)

Bread

d)

None of these options

9.

Microorganisms can be found only in air and water.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Protozoa cause diseases like dysentery and malaria.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Jams, jellies and squashes are preserved by adding salt.

a)

True

b)

False