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Microorganisms and Their Roles Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organism is responsible for making bread dough rise and causing bread dough to release gas?

a)

Yeast

b)

Mold

c)

Bacteria

d)

Protozoa

2.

What is the name of the new zygote that falls on other materials where new zygote fungi grow?

a)

Zygospore

b)

Spore

c)

Seed

d)

Egg

3.

Which type of algae are like plants because they produce food through photosynthesis using light energy and carbon dioxide?

a)

Algae

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Protozoa

4.

Why are protozoans important in the cycles of life?

a)

Because they break down dead plant/animal matter

b)

Because they produce oxygen

c)

Because they cause diseases

d)

Because they make bread rise

5.

What process do algae use to produce food?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Fermentation

c)

Respiration

d)

Digestion

6.

Which organism is represented by Structure B in the diagram?

a)

Dinoflagellate

b)

Amoeba

c)

Euglena

d)

Diatom

7.

What is the function of a flagellum?

a)

Produces spores

b)

Long, thin whiplike structure

c)

Detects light

d)

Forms a mutually beneficial network

8.

Which structure is a mutually beneficial network of fungal hyphae and plant roots?

a)

Mycorrhizae

b)

Basidium

c)

Ascus

d)

Euglenoids

9.

Spores of sac fungi are produced in which structure?

a)

Basidium

b)

Ascus

c)

Flagellum

d)

Kelp

10.

Which protists are represented by Organisms A, C, and E?

a)

Plant-like protists

b)

Animal-like protists

c)

Fungus-like protists

d)

Bacteria

11.

Which type of protists are described as "plantlike"?

a)

Plantlike protists

b)

Animal-like protists

c)

Fungi-like protists

d)

Bacteria

12.

What is a protozoan with two nuclei that moves using cilia called?

a)

Paramecium

b)

Amoeba

c)

Euglena

d)

Plasmodium

13.

Where is a round spore case found in zygote fungi?

a)

On tips of hyphae

b)

On roots

c)

On leaves

d)

On stems

14.

Which protozoan moves using pseudopods?

a)

Amoeba

b)

Paramecium

c)

Euglena

d)

Plasmodium

15.

What is the function of cilia in certain protozoans?

a)

Movement

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Reproduction

d)

Digestion