Microbes Quiz

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Microbes Quiz
20 questions10 seconds per questionThink
carefully
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1. What do we call bacteria that are not killed
by antibiotics?
A resistantB reluctantC spreadD reactant
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2. What controls the size of microbe populations?
A limiting growthB waiting timeC limiting
factorsD decay
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3. What is fermentation used to make?
A beerB breadC wineD all of these
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4. What does your stomach use to kill microbes?
A acidB waterC saltD alkali
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5. If a person cant catch chicken pox what are
they said to be?
A infectedB immuneC infectiousD reliable
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6. Which gas is used for aerobic respiration?
A oxygenB hydrogenC nitrogenD carbon dioxide
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7. What are the medicines given to kill bacteria
infections called?
A anti-tabletsB fever tabletsC antibioticsD
aspirin
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8. How does yeast reproduce?
A blobbingB artificiallyC artisticallyD budding
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9. What are living things that can only be seen
using a microscope called?
A microorganismsB microbesC microscopicD all
of these
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10. What is the most important way to stop
infections being spread?
A cleanlinessB heatingC eatingD taking tablets
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11. What cells do our bodies have to kill off
microbes?
A red blood cellsB liver cellsC white blood
cellsD kidney cells
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12. How can disease-causing microorganisms be
spread?
A airB touchC waterD it depends on the microbe
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13. When a person is made immune to a disease by
an injection they have usually been
A vaccinatedB infectedC infectiousD none of
these
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14. If a person is infected with a disease that
is easy to catch they are said to be
A resistantB infectiousC immuneD irresponsible
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15. How does your body stop infections getting
into cuts?
A shiveringB bleedingC scabsD sweating
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16. Which of these is one of the seven life
processes?
A breathingB sweatingC reproducingD laughing
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17. Which of the following is a disease caused by
fungus?
A athletes footB influenzaC measlesD polio
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18. What is the number of organisms of the same
type in a certain place called?
A a familyB a groupC a numberD a population
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19. Which of the following is a disease caused by
a virus?
A athletes footB influenzaC food poisoningD
ringworm
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20. Which of the following is a disease caused by
a bacteria?
A athletes footB influenzaC food poisoningD
ringworm
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