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Intro to microorganisms, bacteria and fungi

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the smallest ?

a)

bacterium

b)

virus

c)

yeast

d)

they are all the same size

2.

Which is a protist?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Penicillin

c)

Vibrio cholera

d)

Yeast

3.

Mould likes to grow in warm and ________ places.

a)

dark

b)

moist

c)

bright

d)

dry

4.

Name the single celled organism that is used in making bread, beer and wine

(a)  

5.
What is the name of an organism that cannot produce its own food and must get it from another source?
a)
prokaryotic
b)

photosynthesis

c)
autotroph
d)
heterotroph
6.
The flagella on a bacteria serve what purpose? 
a)

helps the bacteria stick to surfaces

b)

contains the DNA

c)
helps the bacteria to move
d)
protects the bacteria
7.

Tiny structures that produce proteins inside bacteria

a)

cell membrane

b)

ribosomes

c)

vacuole

d)

nuclei

8.

Bacteria can stick to surfaces because the cell has

a)

a flagellum

b)

slimy capsule layer

c)

pili

d)

cytoplasm

9.

Bacteria reproduce through what method?

a)

budding

b)
sexual reproduction
c)
binary fission 
d)

producing spores

10.

Which of the following is not true of bacteria?

a)

they can cause disease

b)

they are multi-celled

c)

found pretty much everywhere

d)

they are on you right now!

11.

The breakdown of sugar with no oxygen (to produce carbon dioxide gas and alcohol) is ... (Choose all the correct answers)

a)

is 'anaerobic'

b)

called fermentation

c)

carried out by yeast

d)

is 'aerobic'