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The simplest living beings

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Type of bacteria according to their shape

a)

Vibrio

b)

Pathogenic

c)

Spirillum

d)

Bacillus

2.

These characteristics are common between algae and protozoa (three correct answers)

a)

They are eukaryotic

b)

They are always unicellular

c)

They are protoctists

d)

They live in aquatic or moist environments and soils

3.

We classify algae according to...

a)

where they live

b)

the type of cell they have

c)

how they move

d)

their color (pigments)

4.

Protozoa are ______________ and they obtain their food by a process called _______________.

a)

Autotrophic - Photosynthesis

b)

Heterotrophic - Photosynthesis

c)

Heterotrophic - Phagocytosis

d)

Autotrophic - Phagocytosis

5.

It is an example of an organism of the Fungi kingdom

a)

Fern

b)

Mould

c)

Spirillum

d)

Protozoo

e)

Diatom

6.

Protozoa are classified....

a)

According to their color

b)

According to their shape

c)

According to where they live

d)

According to how they move (if they move)

7.

In this picture we can see a _____________________ because it moves using _________________ that surrounds it.

a)

Protozoo - cilia

b)

Protozoo - Flagella

c)

Protozoo - Pseudopods

d)

Bacteria - cilia

e)

Algae - flagella

8.

Malaria is a disease caused by...

a)

An alga

b)

A protozoa

c)

A mosquito

d)

A bacteria

9.

Select the living being with eukaryotic animal cells

a)
b)
c)
d)

10.

The bacteria in my digestive system are extremely harmful and I should take meds to get rid of them.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

What should a person do when is infected by a bacteria such as Streptococcus?

a)

Take a vaccine

b)

Freak out

c)

Take antibiotics

d)

Take paracetamol

12.

Bacteria can be used by humans to produce...(more than 1 answer)

a)

Wine

b)

Yogurt

c)

Cheese

d)

Sushi

e)

Pickels

13.

When a microorganism cause harm or disease to humans or other living being they are called...

a)

Symbiotic

b)

Pathogenic

c)

Saprophytic

d)

Prokaryotic

14.

Select the correct definition for antibiotics.

a)

Chemicals which destroy bacteria.

b)

Chemicals which destroy fungi.

c)

Chemicals which destroy viruses.

d)

Chemicals which destroy parasites.

15.

Which type of fungi does appear in the image?

a)

Mushroom forming fungi

b)

Shelf fungi

c)

Yeast

d)

Paramecium

e)

Mould

16.
What do fungi use to reproduce?
a)
Hyphae
b)
Branches
c)
Spores
d)
They split apart
17.

Use the following description to answer the question.

-Obtains its nutrients and energy from decaying organic matter

-An example are mushrooms

-Are decomposers

Which way of fungi obtaining energy is described above?

a)

symbiotic

b)

photosynthetic

c)

saprophytic

d)

parasitic

18.

What type of bacteria is pictured?

a)

spirillium

b)

bacillus

c)

coccus

19.

All algae are multicellular and visible to the naked eye

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Sometimes, a fungus will cooperate with a cyanobacteria or an algae to form a new organism called a...

a)

yeast

b)

kraken

c)

lichen

d)

amoeba

21.

A branching filament tube that makes up the bodies of multicellular fungi is called

a)

Hyphae

b)

Mycellium

c)

Cap

d)

Roots

22.
What is antibiotic resistance?
a)
The ability for humans to resist antibiotics.
b)
The ability for humans to repel bacteria. 
c)
The ability for bacteria to resist antibiotics.
d)
The ability for bacteria to become weak from antibiotics.
23.

Whic organism is not autotrophic.

a)

Plant

b)

Cyanobacteria

c)

Salmonella

d)

Red algae

e)

Unicellular algae

24.

Fungi can cause disease in humans and also in plants

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Organism that appears on the picture

a)

Protozoo

b)

Cyanobacteria

c)

Algae

d)

Yeast

26.

Examples of symbiotic relationships....

a)

Amoeba and humans

b)

Microbiote and humans

c)

Lichen

d)

Rhizobium and plants

27.

Yeasts are unicellular fungi that reproduce...

a)

Sexually by binary fission

b)

Asexually by budding

c)

Asexually by binary fission

d)

Sexually by budding

28.

Red algae have cholorphyll as a photosynthetic pigment

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Most part of bacteria cause diseases

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Since they perform photosynthesis, fungi live in dry and sunny places

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Organisms that form mutually benefitial relationships with other living being are called

a)

Parasitic

b)

Symbiotic

c)

Saprophytic

d)

Decomposers