Font size
WorksheetsBiology Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
This scientist created our system for naming and classifying organisms.
Koch
Pasteur
Hooke
Linnaeus
Which of the following statements about fungi is INCORRECT?
fungi are eukaryotes
molds are multicellular
fungi have a cell wall
fungi are photosynthetic
yeasts are unicellular
Which of the following types of microbial cells are most similar to animal cells in terms of their structure and nutrition?
prokaryotes
fungi
protozoa
Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?
protozoa; multicellular
fungi; cell walls
algae; aquatic and marine habitats
viruses; acellular parasites
Are viruses alive?
yes
no
Antiseptic surgery was discovered by
Joseph Lister
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur
John Tyndall
In which domain would you find organisms with nuclei?
Domain Eukarya
Domain Bacteria
Domain Archaea
The study of fungi is called _______.
MYCOLOGY
BIOLOGY
ZOOLOGY
BOTANY
All microorganisms are pathogenic.
TRUE
FALSE
Who performed the Swan neck experiment to disprove the theory of abiogenesis?
Lazzaro Spallanzani
John Tyndall
Francisco Redi
Louis Pasteur
This type of microorganism is not living and cannot reproduce without a host.
VIRUS
BACTERIA
FUNGI
PROTOZOA
Extreme thermophiles belong to
A) Eubacteria
B) Archae
C) Both
D) None
Hand Washing to prevent childhood fever was introduced by
Joseph Lister
Robert Koch
Ignaz Semmelweis
Edward Jenner
The device invented by Anton van Leeuwenhoek was a(n)
simple microscope.
compound microscope.
electron microscope.
covered dish used in the culturing of microorganisms.
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that particles of dust, carrying bacteria on their surface were the main cause of the spoilage of a broth in a container. This research led to the
germ theory of disease.
rejection of the theory of spontaneous generation.
discovery of the Domain Archaea.
development of the antibiotic penicillin.
Which scientist coined the term "animalcules"
Anton von Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Francesco Redi
Louis Pasteur
Disease causing microorganisms are called ________
Pathogens
Virus
Bacteria
In Microbiology John Snow is known for what?
Joining the Night’s Watch
Determining the cause of cholera transmission
Disproving spontaneous generation
Discovering penicillin
Protection from disease is called
medication
vaccination
immunity
regeneration
This concept states that life forms only from preexisting life.
Koch’s postulates
biogenesis
spontaneous generation
germ theory of disease
The first scientist to observe a cell was
Robert Hooke
Louis Pasteur
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Alexander Fleming
Microbiology is the study of
small animals
microscopic organisms
diseases
health
All of the following types of microbes were viewed and described by Leeuwenhoek EXCEPT ___________.
algae
prokaryotes
viruses
protozoa
Protozoa moves using
cilia
flagella
pseudopodia
all of the above
How is the antibiotic penicillin made?
Secreted from a fungus
Secreted from a bacteria
Synthesized in a lab
Secreted from a plant
Smallpox vaccine was first discovered by
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur
Joseph Lister
Edward Jenner
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to:
Ause a magnifying glass.
develop a taxonomic system.
view microorganisms and record these observations.
disprove spontaneous generation.
How do viruses reproduce?
They take over the living cells machinery
They slide in the cell on their own
They can reproduce themselves
They put themselves in our bloodstream first
