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Microbiology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Microbiology?

a)

Anything related to biology such as plant cell, red blood cell and white cell.

b)

Study of all living organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye. This includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa collectively known as 'microbes'

c)

Study of all non living things

d)

Study of all living organisms that are too big and visible with the naked eyes

2.

Which of the following is not microbiology?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Mitochondria

3.

Where can microbes live?

a)

Soil

b)

Sea

c)

Air

d)

Human and animal

4.

Which of the following are the factors of growth of microbes?

a)

Temperature

b)

Moisture

c)

pH level

d)

Nutrient

5.

Some microbes obtain nutrients through

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Human food

c)

Replication

d)

Condensation

6.

What happens to the growth of microbes if the pH value is too acidic?

a)

Microbes will grow faster

b)

The cell will conduct multiplication

c)

The enzyme of microorganisms will break down

d)

Neutralization occurs

7.

Why moisture is important for the growth of microbes?

a)

To mature the cells of microbes

b)

To help microbes have long life span

c)

Giving nutrients to microbes

d)

To ensure the exchange process of materials and metabolic processes.

8.

Which of the following is the smallest infective agent?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protozoa

d)

Fungi

9.

Which of the following is not a disease caused by a virus?

a)

Influenza

b)

HIV

c)

Covid-19

d)

Jock Itch

10.

What is the characteristic of a virus which makes it special from other microbes?

a)

Viruses cannot reproduce or multiply their selves outside their host cell and rely on intracellular resources.

b)

can live on the surface of an object

c)

cannot infect plant

d)

can live on extreme temperature

11.

Which of the following virus is causing AIDS?

a)

Corona Virus

b)

Bacillus virus

c)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

12.

HIV spread through unprotected sex, sharing of syringes, pregnancy and blood transfusion with an HIV carrier and not through the air, swimming pool and sharing toilet.

Is the statement above is correct?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Bacteria has simple cell structure than majority of other organisms.

Is the statement above true?

a)

False

b)

True

14.

Which of the following is one of the groups of bacteria?

a)

Cocci

b)

BACilli

c)

Spirochaetes

d)

Spirilla

e)

Vibrious

15.

How to prevent Cholera?

a)

Drink tap water

b)

Eat unwashed vegetable and fruit

c)

Vaccination

d)

Eat seafood with big family

16.

Protozoa is

a)

Kingdom Protista

b)

Unicellular Eukaryotic organisms

c)

Cellular heterotrophic protists

d)

Lack of cell wall

17.

Which of the following protozoa parasite that can cause Malaria?

a)

Plasmodium

b)

Protista

c)

Vibrio Cholerae

d)

Fungi

18.

Sharing damp towels with others will not cause Jock Itch

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of the following is one of the type of fungi?

a)

Smuts

b)

Yeast

c)

Molds

d)

Mushroom

20.

Symptoms of Jock Itch are

a)

Dry cough

b)

Changes in skin colour

c)

Burning sensation

d)

Persistent itching