WorksheetsMicroorganisms and Their Roles Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which organism is responsible for making bread dough rise and causing bread dough to release gas?
Yeast
Mold
Bacteria
Protozoa
What is the name of the new zygote that falls on other materials where new zygote fungi grow?
Zygospore
Spore
Seed
Egg
Which type of algae are like plants because they produce food through photosynthesis using light energy and carbon dioxide?
Algae
Fungi
Bacteria
Protozoa
Why are protozoans important in the cycles of life?
Because they break down dead plant/animal matter
Because they produce oxygen
Because they cause diseases
Because they make bread rise
What process do algae use to produce food?
Photosynthesis
Fermentation
Respiration
Digestion
Which organism is represented by Structure B in the diagram?
Dinoflagellate
Amoeba
Euglena
Diatom
What is the function of a flagellum?
Produces spores
Long, thin whiplike structure
Detects light
Forms a mutually beneficial network
Which structure is a mutually beneficial network of fungal hyphae and plant roots?
Mycorrhizae
Basidium
Ascus
Euglenoids
Spores of sac fungi are produced in which structure?
Basidium
Ascus
Flagellum
Kelp
Which protists are represented by Organisms A, C, and E?
Plant-like protists
Animal-like protists
Fungus-like protists
Bacteria
Which type of protists are described as "plantlike"?
Plantlike protists
Animal-like protists
Fungi-like protists
Bacteria
What is a protozoan with two nuclei that moves using cilia called?
Paramecium
Amoeba
Euglena
Plasmodium
Where is a round spore case found in zygote fungi?
On tips of hyphae
On roots
On leaves
On stems
Which protozoan moves using pseudopods?
Amoeba
Paramecium
Euglena
Plasmodium
What is the function of cilia in certain protozoans?
Movement
Photosynthesis
Reproduction
Digestion
