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Microorganisms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who saw microorganisms for the first time?

a)

Newton

b)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Darwin

d)

Einstein

2.

What did Antonie use to see microorganisms?

a)

Microscope

b)

Camera

c)

Glass

d)

Mirror

3.

When is International Microorganism Day?

a)

September 17

b)

August 17

c)

October 17

d)

December 17

4.

What are microorganisms?

a)

Big animals

b)

Tiny living things

c)

Rocks

d)

Plants

5.

Where can we find microorganisms?

a)

In the air

b)

In water

c)

On food

d)

All of them

6.

What is the meaning of fungi?

a)

Tiny plants

b)

Microorganisms like mushrooms

c)

Big animals

d)

Water drops

7.

What does bacteria need?

a)

Nutrients from the environment

b)

Sunlight

c)

Food from humans

d)

Oxygen only

8.

What is smaller than bacteria?

a)

Virus

b)

Fungus

c)

Fish

d)

Leaf

9.

What color are microorganisms?

a)

Always red

b)

Many colors or invisible

c)

Always green

d)

Always blue

10.

What do microorganisms help make?

a)

Cheese

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Metal

11.

Who is called “the father of Biology”?

a)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Thomas Edison

12.

What can microorganisms do to food?

a)

Spoil it

b)

Clean it

c)

Make it cold

d)

Change the color

13.

What are Archaea?

a)

Single-celled microorganisms

b)

Plants

c)

Insects

d)

Viruses

14.

What do harmful microorganisms cause?

a)

Health

b)

Disease

c)

Happiness

d)

Growth

15.

Which microorganism can break plastic?

a)

Bacteria from cow stomach

b)

Fish

c)

Frog

d)

Tree

16.

Where did scientists find new microbes?

a)

Antarctica lake

b)

In the desert

c)

On the moon

d)

In volcano

17.

What do slime molds have?

a)

Memory

b)

Legs

c)

Eyes

d)

Mouth

18.

How many new viruses were found in the human gut?

a)

70,000

b)

7

c)

100

d)

700

19.

Can microorganisms be helpful?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Never

d)

Sometimes not

20.

Can we live without microorganisms?

a)

No, we can’t

b)

Yes, we can

c)

Only one day

d)

Only one hour