Microorganism - Diseases Quiz
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A fungus that causes skin disease.
A. Ring Worm
B. Salmonella
C. Yeast
D. Athletes Foot
A protein made by white blood cells to fight a specific pathogen.
A. Antibody
B. Antivirus
C. Allegra
D. Allotment
Beneficial or Harmful?
yeast used to cause bread to rise
A. beneficial
B. harmful
What is Penicillin (medicine) made from?
A. Water
B. Sugar
C. Mold
D. Algae
Which observation supports the claim that microorganisms are helpful to ecosystems?
A. Microorganism are to small to been seen without special equipment.
B. Microorganism need water and energy to survive.
C. Millions of microorganism can often be found in soil.
D. Microorganisms break down dead plants and animals, making nutrients available.
Beneficial or Harmful?
bacteria weakens teeth enamel
A. beneficial
B. harmful
____________ single celled organism which cause diseases such as malaria, and sleeping sickness. They are also helpful in the treatment of sewage waste where they eat the harmful bacteria making it safe for disposal.
A. Protozoa
B. Alagae
C. Yeast
D. Fungi
Bacteria is known as ______________ in an ecosystem when feeding on dead organisms.
A. decomposers
B. herbivores
C. pathogens
D. infections
Why is a microscope needed to view cells?
A. to separate cells from each other
B. to make cells look bigger than they are
C. to make cells look smaller than they are
D. to hold the cells still so they can be seen
A disease causing organism
A. Pathogen
B. Poison
C. Vaccine
D. Prokaryote
the body’s response to an infection by showing redness, swelling, & pain
A. immunization
B. mobilization (stage of infection)
C. inflammation
This microorganism has whip-like flagella, that help them move.
A. Virus
B. Bacteria
C. Algae
D. Fungi
The blood cells that fight pathogens.
A. Leukocytes
B. Red blood cells
C. Plasma
D. Hemoglobin
How animals get the nitrogen they need
A. From the air they breathe
B. From the water they drink
C. From the food they eat
D. From the Sun
Select the disease which can be treated with antibiotics.
A. Swine Flu
B. Influenza
C. COVID 19
D. Bacterial infection
Beneficial or Harmful?
fungus causes ringworm or athlete’s foot on the skin
A. beneficial
B. harmful
A person produces antibodies to influenza after vaccination. This is an example of:
A. Natural (passive) immunity
B. Natural (active) immunity
C. Artificial (passive) immunity
D. Artificial (active) immunity
a tiny, non-living particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called
A. bacteria
B. a virus
C. a fungi
D. ha protist
Mold helps dead things (plants, animals)…
A. Grow
B. Decay
C. Sleep
D. Reproduce
A host is:
A. An organism that harbors a pathogen
B. Grant Denyer on Family Feud
C. An animal that transmits a pathogen
D. A microorganism that has been transmitted
Organisms that need nitrogen to survive
A. Only plants
B. Only animals
C. Only bacteria
D. All living organisms
A disease that can be passed from one person to another through pathogens.
A. Communicable disease
B. Noncommunicable disease
Bacteria are prokaryotes which means they
A. have a nucleus on their capsule
B. do not contain a nucleus
C. can live in environments with and without oxygen
A fungus used as a medicine.
A. Yeast
B. Bacteria
C. Penicillin
D. Algae
The flu is caused by
A. bacteria
B. virus
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